TWO EMBROIDERED FIGURAL SQUARE SHAWLS (AMLI RUMAL)

Lot 128
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 128 | TWO EMBROIDERED FIGURAL SQUARE SHAWLS (AMLI RUMAL)
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£ 5 000 – 7 000
TWO EMBROIDERED FIGURAL SQUARE SHAWLS (AMLI RUMAL)

KUTCH, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Silk embroidery on cotton, the one with a central roundel of mounted figures enclosing a ring of lobed cartouches depicting scenes of courtly life alternating with paired angels, the corners with enthroned figures, the outer border with a meandering line enclosing birds and animals, the other similarly arranged with a roundel of marching soldiers enclosing a ring of courtly scenes and figures set within larger cartouches, the corners with figures mounted on elephants flanked by angels, in a similar border of birds and animals, retaining its colourful fringes

4ft.11in. x 4ft.11in. (150cm. x 150cm.) and 5ft.3in. x 5ft.2in. (159cm. x 157cm.)

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