Lot 603
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A fine quilted and embroidered hanging, finely chain-stitched in silks with a blossoming tree of life bearing striped pink and white flowers issuing from snaking branches, with a variety of Chinoiserie birds between, English, early 18th century, joined, the upper section probably pieced from a valence
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A fine quilted and embroidered hanging, finely chain-stitched in silks with a blossoming tree of life bearing striped pink and white flowers issuing from snaking branches, with a variety of Chinoiserie birds between, English, early 18th century, joined, the upper section probably pieced from a valence

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A fine quilted and embroidered hanging, finely chain-stitched in silks with a blossoming tree of life bearing striped pink and white flowers issuing from snaking branches, with a variety of Chinoiserie birds between, English, early 18th century, joined, the upper section probably pieced from a valence
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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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Please note the measurements for this lot are 76 1/3 x 65in. (194 x 165cm.), excluding the later border.

Lot Essay

CfThe Art of Embroidery, Lanto Synge, The Royal School of Needlework, 2001, where a comparable early 18th century English embroidery worked with similar leaves and flowers is illustrated on the half-title page.

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