LARGE SILK-EMBROIDERED BEDSPREAD, JIAQING / DAOGUANG

LARGE SILK-EMBROIDERED BEDSPREAD, JIAQING / DAOGUANG, c. 1820 the central roundel showing a covered bridge in a garden landscape, surrounded by flower and fruit sprays on a pale blue ground, the corner spandrels and borders with dense flowers and foliage, 230cm x 295cm Sold with a slip of paper stating: "Worked in Canton for Mr J Reeves", apparently in the hand of his grandaughter, Sarah Maria Reeves Provenance: The Reeves Collection, Charminster, Dorset, sold by Duke's, 28th November 2008, lot 1034