Sale 4914
London, South Kensington
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27 April 2012
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
A SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD BROCADE PANEL IRAN, 17TH CENTURY Of irregular rectangular form, the gold ground woven in an array of colours with meandering floral vine sprouting an array of different flowers and leaves, one repair, mounted and framed 6 5/8 x 13in. (16.7 x 33.6cm.) at largest
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A similar cartoon of wavy branches and wrapped leaves was used for a Kashan brocade, also enriched with metal thread, dated from the 17th century in the Metropolitan Museum (A Survey of Persian Art, Oxford, 1938, p. 1073, fig. b).
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