Lot 78
78
A silk panel, woven with rows of shrub boteh arranged in alternating rows, each with a bird perched amidst red and blue flowers, against a metal ground, Persian, late 17th/early 18th century--16¾in. x 12½in. (42.5cm x 32cm), mounted on a stretcher; a composite satin panel, the deep blue ground woven with rows of golden-yellow flowers, with small stylised cloud-band motifs between, the borders of raspberry pink silk woven with similar motifs, 18th century--26in. x 27in. (66cm x 68.5cm); a small panel of cloth of silver, brocaded with off-sett rows of mauve and coral-coloured flowers on curving leafy stems, 17th century--9in. x 6¾in. (22.5cm x 17cm); and another silk panel, woven with diagonal rows of parrots, peacocks and flowering shrubs--18in. square (45.5cm square)
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A silk panel, woven with rows of shrub boteh arranged in alternating rows, each with a bird perched amidst red and blue flowers, against a metal ground, Persian, late 17th/early 18th century--16¾in. x 12½in. (42.5cm x 32cm), mounted on a stretcher; a composite satin panel, the deep blue ground woven with rows of golden-yellow flowers, with small stylised cloud-band motifs between, the borders of raspberry pink silk woven with similar motifs, 18th century--26in. x 27in. (66cm x 68.5cm); a small panel of cloth of silver, brocaded with off-sett rows of mauve and coral-coloured flowers on curving leafy stems, 17th century--9in. x 6¾in. (22.5cm x 17cm); and another silk panel, woven with diagonal rows of parrots, peacocks and flowering shrubs--18in. square (45.5cm square)

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A silk panel, woven with rows of shrub boteh arranged in alternating rows, each with a bird perched amidst red and blue flowers, against a metal ground, Persian, late 17th/early 18th century--16¾in. x 12½in. (42.5cm x 32cm), mounted on a stretcher; a composite satin panel, the deep blue ground woven with rows of golden-yellow flowers, with small stylised cloud-band motifs between, the borders of raspberry pink silk woven with similar motifs, 18th century--26in. x 27in. (66cm x 68.5cm); a small panel of cloth of silver, brocaded with off-sett rows of mauve and coral-coloured flowers on curving leafy stems, 17th century--9in. x 6¾in. (22.5cm x 17cm); and another silk panel, woven with diagonal rows of parrots, peacocks and flowering shrubs--18in. square (45.5cm square)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

See Persiche Seiden des 16-18 Jahrhunderts, the Krefeld Museum, 1988, cat 230, page 129, where a panel similar to the first silk is illustrated

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