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LOT 0393
Spanish Military Banner Made from a Fragment of Nasrid Granada Embroidery
15TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
29 1/8 in. (960 grams, 74 cm wide).
D-shaped banner comprising an old woven panel with embroidered arabesque sections in red, blue, white and yellow on a newer coarse textile backing; applied strips of red and yellow fabric, red fabric rosettes, heavy fringes to the edges; securing loops to the outer edges. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12300-221678.
Footnotes
The Nasrid Dynasty was an Arab Emirate which ruled the territory of Granada from 1232 to 1492 A.D. At its demise, it was the last Muslim dynasty remaining in the Iberian Peninsula.
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LOT 0393
Spanish Military Banner Made from a Fragment of Nasrid Granada Embroidery
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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