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LOT 1905
Vintage Tapestry in the style of the Ramses Wissa Wassef School
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 x 6 3/4 - 39 3/4 x 24 in. (1.07 kg total, 23 x 17-101 x 61 cm).
Comprising: portrait-format tapestry depicting a riverside landscape with houses in the distance, animals in the middle distance in a pool, figures and wading birds in the foreground; offered with booklet Egyptian Landscapes: weaving from the Ramses Wissa Wassef School. [2, 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 1905
Vintage Tapestry in the style of the Ramses Wissa Wassef School
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