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ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD
INCLUDING 20TH CENTURY MIDDLE EASTERN PAINTINGS
SALE L01281 LOT 125
SESSION 1 | 18 Oct 01 10:30 AM.
London, New Bond Street
A silver embroidered velvet saddle cloth
3,000—5,000 GBP
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 3,600 GBP
DESCRIPTION
A silver embroidered velvet saddle cloth
Ottoman, circa 1700
of two main sections, the saddle seat of crimson velvet embroidered to
form a pattern of cushioned ridges, fringed with silver threads, the
border cloth decorated with an embroidered band of scrolling flowers
and foliage, the edges fringed with silver threads, an attached label
with an inscription in an early European hand
92.5 by 139.5 cm.
The label with the inscription
''Dress (?) saddle cloth Mrs Edith Hodges wife to Thomas Hodges Esq.
1717''
JBOC Comments:
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
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