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Early Antique Embroidery Silk & Metallic Thread Balkan Textile
Size: 8 ft 7 in x 6 ft (2.62 m x 1.83 m)
This early Balkan textile, worked in silk and metallic thread, presents a lavish interplay of foliate scrolls and centralized botanical medallion on a rich indigo ground. Likely created for ceremonial or ecclesiastical use, its refined composition reflects the region’s historical fusion of Ottoman, Byzantine, and local embroidery traditions.
Lot # 417 is in fair condition. There is a backing hand sewn to stablize and protect the piece in the original condition. It is best to keep the piece in original and aged condition.
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