A RARE GOLD BROCADE ROBE

Lot 69
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1404619
Lot 69 | A RARE GOLD BROCADE ROBE
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
A RARE GOLD BROCADE ROBE
MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1700
Gold and silk threads, brocaded, the gold ground decorated with a repeating design of red floral sprays, red and blue silk lining
39 3/8in. (100.1cm.) long




Provenance

Possibly Henry Vansittart (1732-1770) when Governor of Bengal from 1759 to 1764 or his brother George Vansittart (1745-1825 when in Bengal from 1761 to 1776
Thence by descent to the late Sir John and Lady Smith
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