Furniture and Works of Art - 8th January 2015

Lot 358

An Italian silk and cut violet velvet panel

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1400

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Description

An Italian silk and cut violet velvet panel, decorated with a Syrian design of mythical beasts, birds and flowers, 19th century, 254.8 x 61.8cm.

Provenance: Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916) and thence by descent.