Sale 5573
London, South Kensington
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29 April 2005
Price realised
GBP 600
Estimate
A fine silk ceremonial shoulder mantle, (Phu T'ai or T'ai Daeng), supplementary weft weave in coloured silks with stylised figures and animals--36½ x 16½in. (93 x 42cm.), Laos, probably circa 1880 See Illustration
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cf plates 66, 67 Howard, Textiles of South East Asia, White Lotus, Bangkok, 1994
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Pre-Lot Text
SOUTH EAST ASIAN TEXTILES
Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art