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    Sale 8527

    EUROPEAN FURNITURE WORKS OF ART, CERAMICS AND CARPETS

    New York, East

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    23 May 2001

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    • A CONTINENTAL BAROQUE SILK AND
    Lot 414

    A CONTINENTAL BAROQUE SILK AND METALLIC-THREAD ALTAR CLOTH

    Price realised

    USD 1,175

    Estimate

    USD 800 - USD 1,200

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    A CONTINENTAL BAROQUE SILK AND METALLIC-THREAD ALTAR CLOTH
    On a red silk damask ground embroidered with grotesques and arabesques of gold and polychrome silk threads centered by a figural roundel of the Virgin Mary, with fringe and tassels at the ends, distressed condition
    94in. (238.5cm.) long, 13in. (33cm.) wide

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