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    Sale 9733

    Fine European Needlework, Costume, Textiles and Fans

    London, South Kensington

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    11 November 2003

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    Lot 545

    A fine purse, tent stitched in coloured silks with a naked man on a rock, possibly Prometheus, and with an angel sitting astride a mythical beast, with tasselled drawstring fastening, circa 1700

    Price realised

    GBP 881

    Estimate

    GBP 800 - GBP 1,200

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    A fine purse, tent stitched in coloured silks with a naked man on a rock, possibly Prometheus, and with an angel sitting astride a mythical beast, with tasselled drawstring fastening, circa 1700

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