Anna Pavlova's Dragon-Embroidered Mandarin Coat

Anna Pavlova Chinese red silk Mandarin coat, early 19th century,…
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Anna Pavlova Chinese red silk Mandarin coat, early 19th century, richly embroidered in gold thread with dragons amidst clouds above scrolling waves, re-cut and fitted with dark velvet lining, This coat was probably a gift to the great ballerina Anna Pavlova who is believed to have worn it as an evening coat. Width 1,20 cm. Provenance: included in the Anna Pavlova Commemorative Exhibition, London Museum, Kensington Palace, September 4th - December 31st, 1956, catalogue no. 194. Later sold at Sotheby?s, a Sale of Decorative Arts in New Zealand, Auckland 12-13 December 1990, lot 410. Later acquired by Pat Booth. The coat is sold together with a catalogue of the Exhibition, a catalogue of the Sotheby?s auction, a copy of Keith Money, Anna Pavlova ? Her Life and Art, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1982 and two framed photographs of Anna Pavlova.

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