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LOT 2083
Tudor Period Velvet Fragments
LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 - 29 1/2 in. (152 grams total, 18.5-75 cm).
Rectangular yellow-gold textile panels with applied red foliage with gold-coloured thread detailing. [9, 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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