FOUR LAKAI EMBROIDERED TRAY COVERS, (LALI POSH), UZBEKISTAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

FOUR LAKAI EMBROIDERED TRAY COVERS, (LALI POSH), UZBEKISTAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

with variously coloured cotton broadcloth grounds, the first with black ground and silk embroidery with red silk fringing, approximately 58 x 59cm, the second with salmon ground, silk embroidery and polychrome fringing and silk crosstitch embroidered bands, approximately 72 x 72cm, the third a red wool ground, silk embroidery and polychrome fringing to just three sides and silk crosstitching to all sides, lined with a floral green and red roller printed fabric, approximately 52 x 55cm, the fourth a red wool ground, silk embroidery with diagonally striped tablet braid, approximately 42 x 42cm (4)

From the Collection of Pip Rau
For an introduction to the collection, please see Lot 1 in this sale

Condition Report:

the first has some losses to the stitching, with a tartan backing, the second with fading to ground and two varied paisley black and red fabric linings, the third has significant insect hole damage and some embroidery losses throughout to the embroidery, the fourth with insect hole damage with random spidery machine repairs to ground and fading to blue embroidery, with black fabric backing.