Four Qajar embroidered wool tree of life panels (pateh) Kirman, Persia, 19th Century each of rectangular form, the orange wool ground embroidered in polychrome wools with central panels containing intertwined trees within arches, the borders with palmette and floral motifs, backed each 276 x 85 cm. approx.(4) Footnotes: Provenance Private UK collection. For a comparable example, see Parvis Nemati, Shawls of the East: from Kerman to Kashmir, New York 2003, p.114. Important Notice to Buyers Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: R R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing