Sold for:
$3,321
$3,321
Kashmir Long Shawl, North India, c. 1840, the black eight-pointed star center medallion enclosed by elongated arched compartments inset with stylized tree forms with a split-lattice vine pattern overtop, empty polychrome lappets at both ends, 11 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in. Literature: Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage , Frank Ames, 2010, p. 93; The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence , Frank Ames, 1997, plate 208, p. 346; Shawls of the East from Kerman to Kashmir , Parviz Nemati, 2003, plate 14, p. 141.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-09-26
