Lot 82
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A brocade ribbon, the red silk ground woven in metal thread and silks with monochrome portraits of Nasser el din Shah (r. 1848-1896), within oval cartouches, with flowers between--1 3/8in. x 30¾in. (3.5cm x 78cm); and another length of red silk ribbon, brocaded with flowers and with the inscription 'Poushandeh Salamat'--1 1/8in. x 43in. (3cm x 110cm), late 19th century
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A brocade ribbon, the red silk ground woven in metal thread and silks with monochrome portraits of Nasser el din Shah (r. 1848-1896), within oval cartouches, with flowers between--1 3/8in. x 30¾in. (3.5cm x 78cm); and another length of red silk ribbon, brocaded with flowers and with the inscription 'Poushandeh Salamat'--1 1/8in. x 43in. (3cm x 110cm), late 19th century

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A brocade ribbon, the red silk ground woven in metal thread and silks with monochrome portraits of Nasser el din Shah (r. 1848-1896), within oval cartouches, with flowers between--1 3/8in. x 30¾in. (3.5cm x 78cm); and another length of red silk ribbon, brocaded with flowers and with the inscription 'Poushandeh Salamat'--1 1/8in. x 43in. (3cm x 110cm), late 19th century
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Lot Essay

The inscription translates as: 'May the wearer be healthy'

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