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LOT 1992
Medieval Group of Italian Ferroneries and 'Cloth of Gold' Velvets
15TH CENTURY A.D.
22 5/8 - 40 1/2 in. (1.14 kg total, 57.5-103 cm).
Suite of five separate panels in burgundy-red velvet with gold-yellow woven floral borders, embroidered flower, leaf and tendril ornament. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Collection of Charles Ratton.
with Art Richelieu, 19 January 2021, no.199.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 1992
Medieval Group of Italian Ferroneries and 'Cloth of Gold' Velvets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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