Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Framed Chinese Metallic-Embroidered Silk Dragon Robe Fragment
- Price realized
- $554
- Pre-sale estimate
- $800 – $1,200
- Hammer price
- $450
- Category
- Textiles & Tapestries
- Sold
- February 20, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 1 - FEBRUARY 2026 SELECTED WORKS & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
Fine Chinese embroidered silk robe fragment, with padded goldwork embroidery executed in couched gold and silver metal threads, depicting a dragon with mouth agape, among trailing foliate vines and flaming ball on dark green ground, mountainous lower landscape with a foo dog or qilin in foreground, housed in a shadowbox frame, not examined outside of frame, textile: approx 53"h, 29"w, overall: approx 64.25"h, 37.75"w, 23lbs
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.