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Lot 54

EPIRUS, late 18th / early 19th century

An embroidered panel composed of borders from a bedsheet

silk on linen

embroidery stitches: herringbone stitch, chain stitch, outline stitch
pattern drawn on the front face of the foundation fabric
95 x 95 cm

Provenance

collection of a gentleman, Greece

Estimate

€ 1 200 - 1 500

Notes

Cf. A. J. B. Wace, Mediterranean and Near Eastern Embroideries from the Collection of Mrs F. H. Cook, London 1935, vol. II (Plates), XXII