Sale 5499
London, South Kensington
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8 October 2010
Price realised
GBP 1,750
Estimate
A COTTON COVER MOROCCO, FEZ, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES including a cover with aubergine floss silk embroidered borders beneath a couched gilt thread band; four yellow silk embroidered borders and two blue borders
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