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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 392

Three Framed Coptic Textile Fragments

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Egyptian, woven and dyed linen and wool, comprising: beige ground with black figural decoration, dancing men and women, approximately 15 x 10 in.; beige ground with dark red/brown geometric design, approximately 20-1/2 x 12-3/4 in.; multicolored embroidered design of robed figure, 12 x 5-1/4 in.; all stitched onto fabric backing, gilt wood frames, largest 31-1/4 x 23-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Warrenton, Virginia

Condition

staining and fading throughout, scattered holes, losses, and separations throughout, fraying at edges, a few picked threads, not examined out of frames; frames with light wear and abrasions