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LOT 2098
Tudor Period Embroidered Fragment
LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D.
21 5/8 x 52 in. (188 grams, 55 x 132 cm).
Rectangular swatch of red and gold fabric with embroidered vegetal motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Chateau de Frechou, France.
Daguerre Societe de Ventes Volontaires, 21 March 2016, no.9 [Part].
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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From a London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
