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A cushion, 'Red Lion' (Rött Lejon), tapestry weave, ca 86 x 36 cm, southwestern Scania, first part of the 19th century.

Estimate
15 000 - 18 000 SEK
1 400 - 1 680 EUR
1 580 - 1 900 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
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Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
A cushion, 'Red Lion' (Rött Lejon), tapestry weave, ca 86 x 36 cm, southwestern Scania, first part of the 19th century.

Skytts or Bara district. A dark brown ground with polychrome pattern of lions in wreaths and large stylised flowers.

Repairs.

Literature

Compare Willborg, Peter 'Flatweaves from Fjord and Forest; Scandinavian Tapestries of the 18th and 19th Centuries', London 1984, colour plate 17.