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LOT 1563
Greek Orthodox Embroidery
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
28 3/4 x 12 in. (2.26 kg, 73 x 30.5 cm).
Embroidered panel with silver threads in couch-work on a green velvet ground; Christogram design; in a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s or before.
From a deceased London, UK, estate.
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