A collection of Chinese embroidery, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), comprising: one black silk in the shape of a triangle, with butterflies amongst tendrilled gourds in different shades of blue, 98.5cm long, a rank badge, of the sixth civil rank, with the egret standing on a rock above waves, surrounded by precious objects, 44.5 x 44cm, a collar, with ladies in a garden, 58cm long, a panel, the centre with a bat and a shou roundel in gold thread, surrounded by butterflies and scrolling lotus against a blue silk ground, 49 x 52.5cm, and another panel, with butterflies and chrysanthemum against a yellow ground, 82 x 30cm, a sleeve panel, of boys and landscapes in shaped panels against a diapered ground, 55 x 15cm, and another panel, with the characters of ' Fu Ru Donghai, Shou Bi Nanshan ' (May your age be as the southern mountain and your happiness as the eastern seas) in precious objects and sprigs of flowers, 22 x 44cm (7)