A SILK AND METAL-THREAD SASH WITH COMPOSITE BORDERS

Lot 39
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Prix de départ
£ 5 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 39 | A SILK AND METAL-THREAD SASH WITH COMPOSITE BORDERS
Valeur estimée
£ 5 000 – 7 000
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD SASH WITH COMPOSITE BORDERS

THE CENTRAL FIELD IRAN, LATE 17TH CENTURY

The central field with bands of gold rosettes against a red or blue ground alternating with undulating bands of flowers and leaves against a gold ground, between a floral border ribbon, the borders composed of composite Mughal, Ottoman and Chinese silk fragments, fringed with multicoloured tassels, mounted on a fabric backing with label affixed to the back

Sash 8ft.7in. x 29 1⁄8in. (262.9 x 74cm.)





Provenance

Gifted by the King of Derge, Tibet, to Jamgon Ngawang Gyeltsen (d. 1732) during his embassy to Derge between 1688 and 1695 and left by Jamgon Ngawang Gyeltsen to the monks of the Lhundrubteng Monastry, Tibet, by 1695 (by repute),

Acquired from Spink & Son, 1987



Further details

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