collectionspitzer-1929-cv-fr—0088

[NUMBER 219] 219 LARGE THRONE HANGING OF SILK AND BULLION EMBROIDERY SINO-HISPANIC, 17TH CENTURY The centre with crowned double-eagle, surrounded by an all-over design of flowered branches rising and falling. The leaves of basket weave in gold and silk embroidery of blue and rose. The branches of cord embroidery in golden silk. Triple border to harmonize. Slight defects at the edge. On a soft celadon ground. Size, 117 x 85 inches From the Spitzer legacies. [SEE ILLUSTRATION] 76