A collection of triangular panels, most recently covering a circular conversation seat ,of yellow gros grain silk with reapplied crewelwork narrative pictures in coloured wools and highlighted with silk and metal beads and metal thread with painted faces--27in. (68cm.) side, late 18th - early 19th century, continental, possibly illustrating the story of Don Quixote, some damage to the silk faces
A collection of triangular panels, most recently covering a circular conversation seat ,of yellow gros grain silk with reapplied crewelwork narrative pictures in coloured wools and highlighted with silk and metal beads and metal thread with painted faces--27in. (68cm.) side, late 18th - early 19th century, continental, possibly illustrating the story of Don Quixote, some damage to the silk faces

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A collection of triangular panels, most recently covering a circular conversation seat ,of yellow gros grain silk with reapplied crewelwork narrative pictures in coloured wools and highlighted with silk and metal beads and metal thread with painted faces--27in. (68cm.) side, late 18th - early 19th century, continental, possibly illustrating the story of Don Quixote, some damage to the silk faces
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