A pair of cerise pink damask curtains, 20th century

each curtain turned over at top to imitate a pelmet, and edged with complimentary braid and tasselled fringing, with plain yellow lining, together with two complimentary coloured rope and tassel tie-backs, in addition with a pair of inner plain pale blue taffetta curtains with very light blue fringing (each panel approximately 390cm. high, 90cm. wide; 12ft. 9in., 2ft.)
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Very decorative curtains, of a lovely colour combination. Colour not strident orange in hue but more of a delicate raspberry pink in colour (far more attractive than in the photograph detail). They are heavy weight curtains. They are lined (some marks). Gathered across the top and with wooden hoops for hanging. Curtains: Full measurements (including height from top to bottom, width across the top gathered, and the width across the lower edge of the curtain panel): Approximately: 398cm. high, 120cm (gathered across the top), 230cm (across the lower edge of the panel) Overall in good condition. They would benefit from dry cleaning. The light blue inner curtains: With discreet modern curtain tape and hooks across the top for hanging purposes. There are two. They are light weight. Nature of material to crease. Very lightly faded in strips due to hanging in light, as commensurate with use. One has small split near the side edge with fringe and the other has small black mark. They are 390cm. high, 90cm. wide (gathered across the top) and 190cm. wide (across the lower edge of the panel).
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