Sale 104 Lot 180  

CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK SEVENTH RANK BADGE, Qing Dynasty. Worked in Peking knot stitch and gold thread to depict a mandarin duck, " Symbol of Marital Fidelity", peach, peonies. - 11 in. square.
Estimate $400-600

PROVENANCE: Property of the collection of Miriam Fisher Reno, acquired in Peking from the government warehouse in 1972, three months after President Nixon's trip to China.

Sold for $425

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