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An Azerbaijan silk embroidery, South Caucasus
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description
- silk, cotton
- approximately 5ft. 4in. by 4ft. (1.62 by 1.22m.)
worked in stem stitch and running stitch
Provenance
B. C. Holland, Chicago
Condition
Silk embroidery on indigo cotton ground.
Minor losses to embroidery.
Cotton ground quite faded.
The border is actually the cotton with embroidered design motifs.
Some small holes in the ground as well as a 3/4x1/2 hole in the field.
Stretched and mounted.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Impressively large in scale, this embroidery stitched on a blue cotton ground features a design similar to a fragmentary work sold at Sotheby’s New York, December 3, 1988, lot 76, also published, Christine Klose, "The Perpedil Enigma," Hali, issue 55, fig. 3, p. 111. The blue cotton ground showing through is shared with another Caucasian embroidery fragment once with Gallery Sailer, see Textura, brochure, Maastricht, 1989.