Lot 352. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. A red-ground embroidered silk gauze 'dragon' summer robe, Late Qing dynasty, 136 x 180cm. Sold for US$15,360. © Bonhams.

Lot 361. A group of three embroidered silk women's semi-formal vests, xiapei, 19th-20th century; 106.7cm, 96.5xm, 106.7cm long overall (3). Sold for US$7040. © Bonhams.

Comprising two vests applied with a 'silver pheasant' (fifth rank) badge; and one vest applied with a 'crane' (first rank) badge.

Lot 355. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. A fur-lined silk kesi 'shou and flowers' lady's robe, Late Qing dynasty; 153 x 129.5cm. Sold for US$6,400. © Bonhams.

Lot 363. Two lady's silk skirts, Late Qing dynasty; 94.6cm, 92cm long (2). Sold for US$4,096. © Bonhams.

Comprising a red-ground skirt embroidered with dragon and phoenix; and a blue-ground skirt embroidered with figures.

Lot 351. Property of a New York Private Collection. A blue-ground embroidered silk 'dragon' robe and an aubergine-ground embroidered silk 'dragon' robe, Late Qing dynasty; 132.1 x 154.9cm, 145.4 x 148.3cm (2). Sold for US$3,840. © Bonhams.

Provenance: Dr. Anke L. Nolting (d. 2022)
Dr. Anke L. Nolting served as the Associate Dean and Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons. She was instrumental in establishing the Wu Family China Center for Health Initiatives, a collaborative venture between Columbia University and various medical institutions in China. Dr. Nolting maintained close relationships with Hong Kong entrepreneur Gordon Wu Ying-sheung and his wife Ivy Wu Kwok Sau-ping. The two robes in the present lot had been in Dr. Nolting's possession in her Upper West Side, Manhattan, apartment for over twenty years.

Lot 357. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. Two silk informal lady's jackets, Late Qing dynasty; 96.5 x 123cm, 99 x 132cm (2). Sold for US$3,840. © Bonhams.

Lot 353. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. A pink silk gauze summer lady's robe and a midnight-blue-ground silk kesi 'dragon' skirt, Late Qing dynasty; 134.5 x 188cm, 104 x 77.5cm (2). Sold for US$3,328. © Bonhams.

Lot 350. Property of a Pacific Northwest Collector. A yellow-ground embroidered silk lady's robe, 20th century, 110.5 x 151.7cm. Sold for US$2,432. © Bonhams.

Lot 360. A yellow-ground embroidered lady's silk kesi riding jacket, magua, 19th century, 53.34 x 132.2cm. Sold for US$2,432. © Bonhams.

Provenance: Collection of Martin Cohen
Bonhams, New York, 6 October 2020, lot 194

Lot 365. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. Three embroidered silk apron skirts, Late Qing dynasty-20th century; 79cm, 86.5cm, 86.5cm long (3). Sold for US$1,920. © Bonhams.

Lot 358. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. Two woman's informal silk jackets, Late Qing dynasty; 101.5 x 134.5cm, 96.5 x 121cm (2). Sold for US$1,792. © Bonhams.

Lot 359. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. Two silk informal lady's jackets, Late Qing dynasty; 84 x 163cm, 81 x 147cm (2). Sold for US$704. © Bonhams.

Lot 354. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. Two embroidered silk lady's robes, Late Qing dynasty; 106.5 x 142cm, 104 x 112cm (2). Sold for US$640. © Bonhams.

Lot 356. Property from The Private Collection of Wesley F. and Karel S. Jordan, collection formed beginning in the 1960s. A fur-lined black silk brocade child's robe, Late Qing dynasty; 114.5 x 142cm. Sold for US$435,20. © Bonhams.

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