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    Sale 6183

    Fine European Furniture, Tapestries and Carpets

    London

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    30 September 1999

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    • A PAIR OF FLEMISH TAPESTRY CUS
    Lot 62

    A PAIR OF FLEMISH TAPESTRY CUSHIONS

    17TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 2,300

    Estimate

    GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800

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    A PAIR OF FLEMISH TAPESTRY CUSHIONS
    17th Century
    Woven in wools and silks, depicting sprays of fruits against a background that is banded, within later tassels and later yellow silk backing, areas of reweaving and patching, the tapestry panels reused from a tapestry border, variations in size
    Circa 15 in. x 16 in. (38 cm. x 42 cm.) (2)

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    Saleroom Notice

    Please note that one cushion was wrongly labelled as lot 61 during the viewing. The description and illustration is correct in the catalogue.


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