Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
27Т. Turkish bathroom towel made of silk, with rich Baroque decorations, the 19th century, from the collection of diplomat Vasile Stoica
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27Т. Turkish bathroom towel made of silk, with rich Baroque decorations, the 19th century, from the collection of diplomat Vasile Stoica
Starting price:
EUR 300
Not sold
silk; metallic thread; embroidery, 151 x 85 cm
Research information
The lot is illustrated in the album "Broderii turcești (Turkish Embroidery)", National Romanian Museum of Art, Bucharest, 1997, at page 39.
PROVENANCE
The lot is part of the collection of Romanian diplomat Vasile Stoica, which the National Museum of Art of Romania seized in 1977, inv. 18/83, and which, following a long series of lawsuits after the fall of the communist regime, was given back to the diplomat's heirs, during 2009. The lot is included in the National Mobile Cultural Heritage, by Order no. 2045 dated 29.01.2010, of the Minister of Culture.
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Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
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