AN EXTREMELY LARGE SAFAVID VELVET PANEL IRAN, LATE 16TH O...
AN EXTREMELY LARGE SAFAVID VELVET PANEL
IRAN, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Comprising a full loom width decorated with a repeated pattern of a cypress tree growing between two floral stems, flanked by a bird to each side, traces of metal-thread, mounted, framed and glazed
61 3⁄8 x 27 ½in. (155.9 x 69.9cm.)
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (d.1960),
Acquired by the present owner from Spink & Son, 1985
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AN EXTREMELY LARGE SAFAVID VELVET PANEL
IRAN, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Comprising a full loom width decorated with a repeated pattern of a cypress tree growing between two floral stems, flanked by a bird to each side, traces of metal-thread, mounted, framed and glazed
61 3⁄8 x 27 ½in. (155.9 x 69.9cm.)
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (d.1960),
Acquired by the present owner from Spink & Son, 1985