A Chinese Ningxia pillar dragon rug, 19th century the rug has a scrolling dragon on a camel field with cloud bands above a polychrome wave and cloud end border. 107.09 in. long, 26.97 in. wide. Provenance: An important private collection, Sorell, Tasmania.
- Important - Important is a word used in the antique trade to indicate an object should be ranked above other similar objects, and is therefore more valuable.
The object could be considered important because it is by a famous designer or maker, has been shown at a major exhibition, is of exquisite workmanship, is rare or is a "one-off", was made for an important patron, and so on.
Even further up the pecking order are objects that are described in catalogue descriptions as highly important or extraordinarily important.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
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