Lot 183
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A fine "Paisley" shawl woven a central black stellar medallion invaded by foliage, the ends with two pairs of large scale opposing cones within a frame composed of small lobed cartouches infilled with cones and pomegranates, the centre woven with the "H. Cachemire Pur" mark, the reverse of one corner stamped in gilt "SEULE MEDAILLE D'HONNEUR 1855 E.F.H."--62 x 134in. (155 x 335cm.), circa 1855, French
A fine "Paisley" shawl woven a central black stellar medallion invaded by foliage, the ends with two pairs of large scale opposing cones within a frame composed of small lobed cartouches infilled with cones and pomegranates, the centre woven with the "H. Cachemire Pur" mark, the reverse of one corner stamped in gilt "SEULE MEDAILLE D'HONNEUR 1855 E.F.H."--62 x 134in. (155 x 335cm.), circa 1855, French

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A fine "Paisley" shawl woven a central black stellar medallion invaded by foliage, the ends with two pairs of large scale opposing cones within a frame composed of small lobed cartouches infilled with cones and pomegranates, the centre woven with the "H. Cachemire Pur" mark, the reverse of one corner stamped in gilt "SEULE MEDAILLE D'HONNEUR 1855 E.F.H."--62 x 134in. (155 x 335cm.), circa 1855, French
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These shawls were manufactured by Frédéric Hébert from 1852. An Exhibition of Art-Industry was held in Paris in 1855 where many shawls were exhibited including those designed by Berrus. See Monique Lévi-Strauss, "The Cashmere Shawl", London, 1987, pp. 48-50.

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