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A cushion, 'Red Lion' (Rött Lejon), tapestry weave, c. 98 x 49 cm, Southwestern Scania, first part of the 19th century.

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12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 150 - 1 440 EUR
1 300 - 1 630 USD
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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, c. 98 x 49 cm, Southwestern Scania, first part of the 19th century.

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

Literature

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