Sale 6072
London
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12 February 1999
Price realised
GBP 2,990
Estimate
A FLEMISH VERDURE TAPESTRY FRAGMENT 17th Century Woven in wools, depicting profuse foliage and trees, within a later cream and blue outer slip, areas of reweaving and patching 5 ft. x 3 ft. 1 in. (153 cm. x 94 cm.)
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