Lot 186
Probably 14th century, French, the blue silk embroidered in gold wrapped silk floss with a design of eagles.
Height 7.6cm, Width 13cm
Estimate $300 - $500
George Wingfield-Digby
William Royall Tyler (1910-2003), gifted from the above in 1934
Thence by descent
Wingfield-Digby (1911-1989) became Keeper of Textiles at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
A similar fragment can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, identified as 14th c. Italian, formerly collection of Friedrich Fischbach (Accession Number 09.50.994).
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8751
2:00pm - 17 September 2024
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 Sep, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra NSW
CONTACT
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sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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