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SAFAVID IRAN, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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SAFAVID IRAN, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The red velvet ground embroidered with silver and polychrome silk threads, with a large palmette amongst a floral ground of grapes and carnations inside a foliate border
67 ¼ x 61in. (171 x 155cm.)
SAFAVID IRAN, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The red velvet ground embroidered with silver and polychrome silk threads, with a large palmette amongst a floral ground of grapes and carnations inside a foliate border
67 ¼ x 61in. (171 x 155cm.)
Provenance
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 9 March 1950.
Sotheby's, 26 April 2017, lot 207.
Sotheby's, 26 April 2017, lot 207.
Exhibited
The Higgins Armoury Museum, Worcester, Massachusets, 1950-2013.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot origintates from Safavid Iran and not as stated in the printed catalogue.
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