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Lot Essay
Compare to lot 206, Christies South Kensington, 4th May 2001, for further examples of this embroidery.
Details
A pair of embroidered lozenges
the linen ground of each worked in silks with a lattice of diamond-shaped cartouches with red and yellow cruciform centres, Chaouen, Tétouan, 18th century, (slight wear)--26cm x 60 and 26cm x 65cm, mounted together on a red ground
See Illustration
the linen ground of each worked in silks with a lattice of diamond-shaped cartouches with red and yellow cruciform centres, Chaouen, Tétouan, 18th century, (slight wear)--26cm x 60 and 26cm x 65cm, mounted together on a red ground
See Illustration
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