A SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD BROCADE PANEL

IRAN, 17TH CENTURY

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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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Lot Essay

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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