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A GROUP OF EIGHT PURPLE SILKS

Lot 1689
25.10.2022 12:00UTC +00:00
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$ 2 016
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 819557
Lot 1689 | A GROUP OF EIGHT PURPLE SILKS
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 500
Comprising:

A panel of French silk and linen damask (Toile de Rheims) with a plum ground and figured in teal with a Proto-Bizarre pattern of leaves and fruits, third quarter 17th century
A panel of French or Italian silk and linen damask (Toile de Rheims), purple ground figured in indigo with a repeat pattern of stylized flowers and exotic swag, mid-17th century
A small panel of French brocaded silk with a striped purple ground brocaded in shades of pink, green and silver, loose sprigs and three vines, lined with a linen damask and silver metallic threaded trim, circa 1760
A small panel of French brocaded silk with a grey-purple ground, embroidered in pink, orange, green and white as small sprigs, lined with linen and edge with a silver metallic threaded trim, circa 1680
A document of 'Bizarre' silk on a lilac silk ground, machine woven in red, salmon, yellow, green, cream and silver metallic sprigs and meandering ribbon, 19th century
A document of 'Lace Pattern' silk on a plum silk ground, machine woven with cream, rose, salmon and metallic threads of a large bouquet and dense foliage surround, 19th century
A pieced panel of French brocaded silk, the brown silk ground with supplemental floats in brown silk, with polychrome silk brocaded large blossoms and silver metallic meandering vine, circa 1750
Two small pieces of Italian cut velvet, eggplant purple on a taupe ground, a small repeat pattern of shaped cartouche and ribbon, with later applied backing, circa 1620-30
Medium:Silk
Place of origin:Europe, United Kingdom
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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11.10.2022 – 25.10.2022
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