Sold for:
$2,133
$2,133
Silk Needlework and Painted Picture of the "Battle of Manila Bay," China, late 19th/early 20th century, executed with silk and metallic threads on a silk ground depicting a spreadwing eagle figure, padded and with a ceramic eye, with American flags over and flanking a watercolor on silk depiction of the battle with secondary title "MAY MORNING WITH DEWEY/1ST MAY 1898" on a black silk field, (minor small losses), 31 1/4 x 36 in. , in a period carved oak frame. About 5 small losse to silk in white area bordering the painted picture.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-11-07
