Lot Essay
THIS UNUSUAL SHAWL WAS PATENTED BY FORTIER AND MAILLARD IN THE 1830S. A SIMILAR EXAMPLE WAS EXHIBITED IN THE PALAIS GALLERIA EXHIBITION IN PARIS LAST YEAR.
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A FORTIER AND MAILLARD SHAPED SHAWL, THE BLACK GROUND WOVEN WITH EASTERN FIGURES WITHIN STRUCTURES AND STYLISED COLUMNS--60IN. (150CM.) ACROSS, WITH ADDED FRINGE
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