the kee ming yuet collection
These stunning Qing dynasty robes, from the 19th century, were acquired by an avid collector, Kee Ming Yuet. Whilst her children were at school in the UK, Ming Yuet continued her passion of collecting antiquities and met Marilyn Garrow, an antiques dealer who operated a concession for Oriental textiles at Liberty's Regent Street, London in 1983.
As a result, Ming Yuet acquired these fabulous robes/ textiles from Marilyn who had explained that the robes were brought back from China to the UK by members of the Allied Forces in 1900s, and their descendants had now placed the robes / textiles in her hands to sell.
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AUCTION
Monday 11 November 2024
10:30am
VIEWING IN LONDON
Sunday 3 November 12:00 - 17:00
Monday 4 November 10:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 5 November 10:00 - 14:00
TALK:
KATHARINE BUTLER AND TUO ZHANG
Can AI Understand Art? Recent research using VLMs (Visual language models) on Chinese Porcelain
Monday 4 November
15:00
RSVP: lynn.strover@doreandrees.com
VIEWING IN FROME
Friday 8 November 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday 9 November 10:00 - 16:00
Sunday 10 November 10:00 - 16:00
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE COLLECTION
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A BLUE-GROUND BROCADE SUMMER GAUZE 'DRAGON' ROBE (JIFU), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE: £2,000 - £3,000
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A MIDNIGHT-BLUE-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED INFORMAL ROBE, LATE QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE: £800 - £1,200
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A BLUE-GROUND SILK BROCADE 'DRAGON' ROBE (JIFU), LATE QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE: £1,000 - £2,000
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A CORAL-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'DRAGON' ROBE (JIFU), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE: £1,500 - £2,500
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A CHILDS GREEN-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ENSEMBLE, LATE QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE: £800 - £1,200
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KEE MING YUET
A CONSUMATE COLLECTOR
KEE Ming Yuet was a passionate collector of Chinese antiquities and wrote a best-selling coffee table book entitled " Straits Chinese Porcelain, A celebration of a Unique Malaysian Heritage, Showcasing the Datin Seri KEE Ming Yuet Collection" in 2004 and a second best-selling coffee table book, "Peranakan Chinese Porcelain " in 2009.
Ming Yuet was also the founder of PRIME College, Malaysia a leading private institution of higher learning.
In retirement, when not writing, she enjoyed writing calligraphy and preparing for her exhibition. She also enjoyed Chinese brush painting.
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