Hispano-Moorish textile, Spain, probably Andalusia, late 19th - early 20th century Beige cotton weave embroidered with polychrome silk threads creating a plant rosette surrounded by a round of animals (deer, canids, peacocks), with birds with outstretched wings in the spandrels. The whole is encircled by a border of poly-lobed cartouches inscribed with the Nasrid motto in Arabic: "Wa Lâ Ghâliba illa Allah" / ("No victor, except God") and alternating with poly-lobed medallions decorated with lotus flowers. Fringed border. 120 x 124 cm Some tears, accidents, missing bangs and stains.
Result
€105
Buyer's premium
32%
Hispano-Moorish textile, Spain, probably Andalusia, late 19th - early 20th century
Beige cotton weave embroidered with polychrome silk threads creating a plant rosette surrounded by a round of animals (deer, canids, peacocks), with birds with outstretched wings in the spandrels. The whole is encircled by a border of poly-lobed cartouches inscribed with the Nasrid motto in Arabic: "Wa Lâ Ghâliba illa Allah" / ("No victor, except God") and alternating with poly-lobed medallions decorated with lotus flowers. Fringed border.
120 x 124 cm
Some tears, accidents, missing bangs and stains.
Sale
Friday 26 June・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris