Sale 5499
London, South Kensington
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8 October 2010
Price realised
GBP 1,000
Estimate
A PANEL OF STRIPED SHAWL CLOTH INDIA OR LAHORE, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY woven with white bands with a blue meander alternating with red bands with a green meander 35 x 72ins. (84 x 173cm.) mounted as a curtain
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