Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
25 June 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/620
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 a9 21 4 An Altar Cloth, worked with silver borders and spandrels on an apricot ground, and two pieces of coloured Bro- cade 3 and gold borders, and a piece of green Damask 3 A SMALL PERSIAN TABLE COVER, worked in coloured silks and silver and gold threads with a pole medallion, birds and flowers, another good Piece, and two fragments of Vestments é 4. AN OLD PERsIAN VELVET PANEL, finely embroidered with flowers and birds, in silver and gold, on a crimson velvet ground, and a black velvet korder of similar decoration, Aft. lin. by 2ft. 87n. A Table Cover of old yellow brocatelle, 5/t. . Aft, 2in., another in green brocade, and a piece with a pattern of scrolling flowers 3 An Altar Panel, worked with scrolls in silver thread, a Cross, and other emblems in coloured silks, on a yellow ground, 2ft. 6in. long, and two other pieces Fi A CuILp’s VESTMENT, embroidered in heavy silver thread with sprays of flowers on an apricot velvet ground with crimson velvet sleeves, and another Vestment of similar design in floral brocade 2 A FINE PERSIAN VELVET EMBROIDERY, with five upright panels in green, apricot and purple velvet, bordered and divided by bands of silver braid, each alternate panel embroidered with medallions, trees, flowers and peacocks in coloured silks and silver and gold, 452. long, 25in. wide A pair of fine red damask Curtains, with a floral pattern in gold and braided with the same metal, 8ft. long, 3ft. 9%n. wide 2 A good Lampass Bed Cover of crimson colour, woven with a conventional floral pattern in gold, and a large square Panel of fine old Red Damask, 9ft. square 2 A fine cream brocade Cover, woven with branches of foliage in gold, 8ft. by 5ft., and a large oblong Panel of crimson and gold Brocade, 6ft. 3in. by 4ft. 37n. 2 A Table Cover in old green biocatelle, and ANOTHER in fine crimson satin with small slits embroidered with quarte- foil ornaments in gold thread, 5ft. by 3ft. 6in. AY An Altar Frontal of velvet appliqué in crimson and maroon, embroidered with scrolls of flowers, fringe and tassels, 5ft. 4in. long, and another piece in old crimson and gold brocade, 6ft. long