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INDIA AND EUROPE, CIRCA 1860
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TWO SHAWLS
INDIA AND EUROPE, CIRCA 1860
The first with red field woven with colourful wool with bold swaying boteh designs radiating from a central black quatrefoil medallion containing pseudo-signature, the border with reciprocal floral swags, the ends with a border of further floral motifs within cusped arches; the other woven in coloured wools with a central rectangle with two bold mirrored motifs surrounded by cusped palmettes, a wide border around this with swaying trefoil motifs, within geometric borders, overall good condition
131 x 62¾in. (332.8 x 159.5cm) and 136 x 65½in. (348 x 166.5cm.)
INDIA AND EUROPE, CIRCA 1860
The first with red field woven with colourful wool with bold swaying boteh designs radiating from a central black quatrefoil medallion containing pseudo-signature, the border with reciprocal floral swags, the ends with a border of further floral motifs within cusped arches; the other woven in coloured wools with a central rectangle with two bold mirrored motifs surrounded by cusped palmettes, a wide border around this with swaying trefoil motifs, within geometric borders, overall good condition
131 x 62¾in. (332.8 x 159.5cm) and 136 x 65½in. (348 x 166.5cm.)
Special notice
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