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BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY FROM AZEMMOUR
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BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY FROM AZEMMOUR
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERY FROM AZEMMOUR
Morocco, 19th century
Red silk embroidery on cream cotton canvas; the main band decorated with birds facing each other on either side of a cup and figures; two friezes of stylised floral motifs along the top and bottom edges; minor wear, otherwise intact; selvedge on the right-hand side.
Dimensions: 74.5 x 25 cm
Provenance: Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection, then passed down through the family
Belgian private collection, acquired in 2023
Bibliography: Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Frieda Sorber, Anne van Cutsem, Costumes and Textiles of Africa: from the Berbers to the Zulus: the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection, Milan, 2008, Cat. 16, pp. 36–38
A Fine Azemmour Silk Embroidery,
Morocco, 19th century
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