ID 1306402
Lot 157 | A CHINTZ KALAMKARI FOR THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN MARKET
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
DECCAN, INDIA, MID 18TH CENTURY
The cotton cloth ground painted and stencilled with the battle between the armies of Rama and Ravanna from the Ramayana, couched onto later cotton backing, scattered staining and losses throughout
Kalamkari 185 3/8in. x 38in. (471 x 96.5cm.); overall 198 3/8in. x 50 1/8in. (504 x 127.2cm.)
Provenance
Private London collection by the 1960s and thence by descent
| Place of origin: | India, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | Handbags, Textiles & Costume |
| Place of origin: | India, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | Handbags, Textiles & Costume |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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