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An Azerbaijan silk embroidery, South Caucasus
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- silk, cotton
- approximately 4ft. by 3ft. (1.22 by 0.91m.)
worked in satin stitch and running stitch
Provenance
Eberhart Herrmann, Munich
Literature
Eberhart Herrmann, Asiatische Teppich-und Textilkunst, vol. 2, Munich, 1990, pl. 32
Condition
Silk embroidery on natural colored linen.
Silk embroidery is pulled in a few areas, not extensive.
Very good condition.
Stretched and mounted on linen.
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
In this embroidery, the medallion truly dominates the design. Having palmettes in the medallion's interior and issuing curling highly stylized leaves, this pattern most likely follows in the tradition of earlier embroideries from the region such as examples in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Textile Museum, see Jennifer Wearden, "A Synthesis of Contrasts," Hali, issue 59, pls. 3 and 5, pp. 104-105, dated to the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries respectively.