03-13-201303-14-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
March 13, 2013 02:00 PMCalender
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Three Silk Embroidered Piano Shawls

Sell one like this
$1,600$1,600
Auction: Discovery - 2642MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: March 14, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Three Silk Embroidered Piano Shawls, two Chinese, one possibly European, 20th century, all fringed with allover polychrome floral and figural embroidery, two on black ground, one on yellow, measuring 60 to 65 in. at center.

Provenance: Formerly property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Estimate $200-300

One black background with minor loose threads and a few areas with subtle surface grime, overall good, the other black shawl with small holes, repairs, and fading/discoloration to background, embroidery in tact, yellow with minor thread loss and a few brown spots.


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Keywords

China, The Metropolitan Museum of Art