Sale 6072
London
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12 February 1999
Price realised
GBP 1,380
Estimate
A PANEL OF CRIMSON VELVET 16th 17th Century, Spanish or Italian Appliqu in coloured silks with a scrollwork pattern framing a central roundel embroidered in coloured silks and metal threads with a portrait of a saint, possibly St. John, worn 21 in. x 17 in. (55 cm. x 43 cm.); and another similar, with a portrait of a female saint, possibly St. Ursula, worn (2)
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