27. Turkish bathroom towel made of silk, with rich Baroque decorations, the 19th century, from the collection of diplomat Vasile Stoica

Starting price

EUR 300

Session

Thu, 28 February 2019 19:30

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Dimensions

custom 151 x 85 cm

Description

silk; metallic thread; embroidery

Research information

The lot is illustrated in the album "Broderii turcești (Turkish Embroidery)", National Romanian Museum of Art, Bucharest, 1997, at page 39.

PROVENANCE

The lot is part of the collection of Romanian diplomat Vasile Stoica, which the National Museum of Art of Romania seized in 1977, inv. 18/83, and which, following a long series of lawsuits after the fall of the communist regime, was given back to the diplomat's heirs, during 2009. The lot is included in the National Mobile Cultural Heritage, by Order no. 2045 dated 29.01.2010, of the Minister of Culture.

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