An embroidered Aajara (wall hanging), Tetouan, Morocco, 18th century
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October 27, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
embroidered with polychrome silk threads and dark brown outlines, with stylised composite floral pattern design on a cream linen ground, with three borders, mounted
91.5 by 220cm.
Ex-collection H. Peter Stern (1928-2018).
John C. Edelmann Galleries Inc., New York, 2 December 1982.
John C. Edelmann Galleries Inc., New York, 2 December 1982.
For a close example, see C. Erber, 'Constantinople and Beyond: Needlework in the Ottoman World', in Hali Magazine, 25 Years Anniversary edition, Issue 135, 2004, fig.14.
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