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THBChinese Kesi Silk Panel and Embroidered Silk Panel
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LiveOct 29, 2025
Featuring Silver, Asian Art, Ancient and Native Arts and Fine and Decorative Art from Various Southern Estates and Collections, including a large collection of Inuit art, art from the Pacific Northwest and Southwest, October 9th through the 29th. The public is welcome to attend the preview reception October 21st, 5-7pm at Everard Auctions gallery, with a highlights walkthrough with Amanda Everard at 4:30 pm. Additional previewing available October 22nd-25th, from 10-5pm. Everard Auctions and Appraisals amanda@everard.com
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Property of the Smith Family, Spring Island, SC
Description:
Chinese Kesi Silk Panel and an Embroidered Silk Panel, Kesi silk panel woven with dragons, clouds, and waves. Dimensions: 5 ft. 5/8 in. x 31 1/4 in. Embroidered silk panel decorated with vases, cranes, and foliage. Provenance: Purchased by Miss Anna Mae Stoever, circa 1924. Miss Anna Mae Stoever, born 1874, was the daughter of wealthy entrepreneur Charles M. Stoever of Philadelphia, the largest manufacturer and dealer on the East Coast of paper for books, newspapers, writing, manilla writing envelopes, and wrapping papers. At 34, she made her first trip around the world where she met Mr. Henry Frederick Wichman in Honolulu, HI, whom she later married in September of 1910 in Brooklyn, NY. After the passing of her husband in 1921, Mrs. Stoever-Wichman began a second world cruise aboard the RMS Mauretania in 1924. It was on this second cruise, where she visited China and Japan, that she acquired these items.Measurements: Height: of embroidered silk: 33 1/4 in. x Width: of embroidered silk: 35 5/8 in.
Condition:
Kesi silk panel: minor losses to edge of panel, minors stain to silk, and wear to ribbon. Embroidered silk panel: with wear to edges.
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