A pair of shaped curtains of sky blue satin woven in gilt metal and yellow silk threads with a repeat pattern of sprays of leeks, shamrock, thistles and roses, a crown above, within a garland of oak leaves and acorns tied with a tasselled cord, trimmed with a golden yellow silk fringe along the bottom--84 x 48in. (210 x 120cm.) and 86 x 48in. (215 x 120cm.), circa 1953, English, lined and interlined (2)
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A pair of shaped curtains of sky blue satin woven in gilt metal and yellow silk threads with a repeat pattern of sprays of leeks, shamrock, thistles and roses, a crown above, within a garland of oak leaves and acorns tied with a tasselled cord, trimmed with a golden yellow silk fringe along the bottom--84 x 48in. (210 x 120cm.) and 86 x 48in. (215 x 120cm.), circa 1953, English, lined and interlined (2)
Lot Essay
These curtains were used to line the aisle at Westminster Abbey for H.M. The Queen's coronation in 1953.