China velvet,
China, c. 225 x 65 cm, 17th/18th century, silk panel with recessed pile, where multicolour pattern wefts, some of which made of pressed golden wire, create a pattern of lotus flowers, tendrils and bats in archaic form, textiles such as the present one were used in the house as a front decoration or cover for the heated sitting board, good pile, damage to the low woven parts of the pattern, golden wire detectable almost only on the back, lower end slightly ragged, velcro strips mounted on two long sides and one short side on the reverse. (MA)
Lit.: Shelagh Vainker, Chinese Silk, A Cultural History, page 175; H. A. Lorentz, A view of Chinese Carpets, ill.: 15 and 16; Dieter Kuhn, Chinese Silks; Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, May 2013, lot 106; Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, May 2012, lot 167.
21.09.2015 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,750.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,500.- to EUR 2,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 1,100.-
China velvet,
China, c. 225 x 65 cm, 17th/18th century, silk panel with recessed pile, where multicolour pattern wefts, some of which made of pressed golden wire, create a pattern of lotus flowers, tendrils and bats in archaic form, textiles such as the present one were used in the house as a front decoration or cover for the heated sitting board, good pile, damage to the low woven parts of the pattern, golden wire detectable almost only on the back, lower end slightly ragged, velcro strips mounted on two long sides and one short side on the reverse. (MA)
Lit.: Shelagh Vainker, Chinese Silk, A Cultural History, page 175; H. A. Lorentz, A view of Chinese Carpets, ill.: 15 and 16; Dieter Kuhn, Chinese Silks; Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, May 2013, lot 106; Dorotheum auction catalogue, Oriental carpets, textiles and tapestries, May 2012, lot 167.
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 21.09.2015 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 16.09. - 21.09.2015 |
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