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LOT 1849
Vintage Tapestry in the style of the Ramses Wissa Wassef School
20TH CENTURY A.D.
47 1/4 x 32 1/2 in. (2.5 kg total, 120 x 82.5 cm).
Comprising: landscape-format with baked earth houses, grassy plain bisected by a river with boat and palm trees. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
LiteratureSee Egyptian Landscapes: weaving from the Ramses Wissa Wassef School, The Ramses Wissa Wassef (UK) Exhibition Foundation for similar examples and discussion.
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LOT 1849
Vintage Tapestry in the style of the Ramses Wissa Wassef School
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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