A SILK SASH

POLAND, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SILK SASH
POLAND, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Woven with stripes of pink, brown and green silk with floral bands, with woven signatures in the corners of the Kupavno Factory
21.5 x 113in. (51 x 272cm.)

Lot Essay

The woven initials 'KFY' stand for the early 19th century Moscow factory called Kupavno Fabrica Yusapov, owned by Prince Yusapov.
See V&A T.254-1926 for a similar example.

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