Part of a curtain from Siphnos, Cyclades, Greece

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Lot 148

18th century

Silk on linen

145 x 36 cm

The embroideries of Siphnos are extremely rare. The only known complete curtain with this decoration is T.693-1919 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, consisting of four loom-widths of linen. It seems that other Siphnos curtains were made by joining vertical strips of half loom-widths, as in this case.

Provenance

private collection, Greece

Literature

(comparative literature) Ioannou-Yannara (Tatiana), Greek embroidery, 17th-19th century. Works of art from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Athens 2006, p. 266, no. 79

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private collection, Greece

Literature

(comparative literature) Ioannou-Yannara (Tatiana), Greek embroidery, 17th-19th century. Works of art from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Athens 2006, p. 266, no. 79

Exhibited

Estimate

€ 1 500 - 2 000

Sold for € 3,642.60

The final sale price includes buyer's premium, VAT and artist's resale right (if applicable)

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