AN INDO-PORTUGUESE EMBROIDERED COVERLET (COLCHA)

Lot 72
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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Starting price
£ 15 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1404653
Lot 72 | AN INDO-PORTUGUESE EMBROIDERED COVERLET (COLCHA)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
AN INDO-PORTUGUESE EMBROIDERED COVERLET (COLCHA)
PROBABLY SATGAON, WEST BENGAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The ivory linen panel embroidered with lemon-yellow, turquoise, lime-green, and salmon-pink silk, a central roundel depicting a double-headed eagle encircled by eight birds, enclosed by a field of various animals, the corners with mounted figures below generously flowering plants, in a border of mirrored birds, the corners with a floral garland, a fringe applied to three sides, black corroded
9ft.9in. x 6ft.9in. (296 x 206cm.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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