A group of six rank badges

Including one embroidered in counted stitch and applied with a third civil rank peacock; two of the sixth civil rank egret, one in kesi weave with painted details, the other in gilt-wrapped couching threads on a black ground; one of the seventh civil rank mandarin duck in kesi weave with painted details; one of the ninth civil rank paradise fly catcher in kesi weave with painted details; and one of the second military rank lion in kesi weave with painted details (all with wear, some staining). 9 1/4 to 11 1/4in (23.5 to 28.5cm) high - Sold for $2,750 plus Premium and tax

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Bonhams. Asian Decorative Art, 3 Mar 2008. 220 San Bruno Ave., San Francisco