Lot 19
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A composite moonshawl, pieced from a variety of jamawar shawl cloths, the field of red wool woven with floral swags and garlands of leaves, set with a central 'moon' of ivory wool sprigged with blue flowers, the patchwork borders variously worked--74in. (190cm.) square, the shawl cloth mostly Kashmir, early 19th century, made up later
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A composite moonshawl, pieced from a variety of jamawar shawl cloths, the field of red wool woven with floral swags and garlands of leaves, set with a central 'moon' of ivory wool sprigged with blue flowers, the patchwork borders variously worked--74in. (190cm.) square, the shawl cloth mostly Kashmir, early 19th century, made up later

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A composite moonshawl, pieced from a variety of jamawar shawl cloths, the field of red wool woven with floral swags and garlands of leaves, set with a central 'moon' of ivory wool sprigged with blue flowers, the patchwork borders variously worked--74in. (190cm.) square, the shawl cloth mostly Kashmir, early 19th century, made up later
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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

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