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FASHION SALE -COUTURE/VINTAGE & TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:00AM EST
Lot 77

WOVEN & EMBROIDERRED PORTIER, SWEDEN, 1890

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
Hand woven wool in horizontal bands, embroidered traditional designs fill each band, red ground color w/ olive, black, white & yellow, note on 1 portier "2 portiers given Overlook in 1890 by Count Bernsdorff and his wife. Difficult Swedish weaving & embroidery made in province of Dalarna, Sweden", 58" x 134", excellent. Overlook, a mansion in Little Falls, NY was built by industrialist David H. Burrell.