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Country of
Origin: Persia/Iran
Yezd
JBOC Comments:
Description:
CARPETS
Sale N07852 lot 63
A ZOROASTRIAN SILK EMBROIDERY, YEZD, CENTRAL PERSIA,
New York 2,500—3,500 USD Session 1
03 Dec 02 10:15 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 4,182 USD
approximately 1ft. 9in. by 5ft. 8in. (0.53 by 1.73m.)
third quarter 19th century spot stains, applied velvet border, cloth
backing,
This panel would originally have formed the knee to ankle section of
one trouser leg from a Zoroastrian woman's wedding costume. For an
in-depth description of such wedding costumes and for an image of a
complete shalvar (pantaloons) from the Embroiderers' Guild Museum at
Hampton Court, London (inv. no. EG 3458) see: Baker, Patricia L., "A
Time of Roses and Pleasure", Asian Art, The Second Hali Annual, London,
1995, pp. 80-85. For related embroideries see: Sotheby's New York,
April 7, 1999, lots 148 and 149.
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
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