Lot 6
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A long jamawar shawl, each end woven with a niche enclosing elongated boteh with scrolling palm tips, interlaced with serpentine vines and curving fronds, the borders with interlocking palmette cartouches against a striped ground, with residual cruciform field of black wool, with calligraphic cartouche embroidered in ivory silks to one corner and further inscription to the field, Kashmir, 19th century--134in. x 53in. (340cm x 135cm)
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A long jamawar shawl, each end woven with a niche enclosing elongated boteh with scrolling palm tips, interlaced with serpentine vines and curving fronds, the borders with interlocking palmette cartouches against a striped ground, with residual cruciform field of black wool, with calligraphic cartouche embroidered in ivory silks to one corner and further inscription to the field, Kashmir, 19th century--134in. x 53in. (340cm x 135cm)

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A long jamawar shawl, each end woven with a niche enclosing elongated boteh with scrolling palm tips, interlaced with serpentine vines and curving fronds, the borders with interlocking palmette cartouches against a striped ground, with residual cruciform field of black wool, with calligraphic cartouche embroidered in ivory silks to one corner and further inscription to the field, Kashmir, 19th century--134in. x 53in. (340cm x 135cm)
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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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