Wedding bedspread

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Wedding bed coverTextile embroidered with a central radiating circular medallion, from which four large flowers emerge at each corner, the border adorned with floral bouquets.218 x 224 cm.Probably East Russian, 19th century.Provenance: Christie's, October 6, 2008, Islamic Works of Art & Textiles, lotTextiles, lot 597.

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Wedding bedspread

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Collection Ana et James Melikian, partie 2

Jun 21, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Paris, FRANCE, France

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Pair of Ostrogothic gold earrings: Pair of gold ostrogothic earrings Each with a penannular ear wire, round cross-section, one end attached to a hollow polygonal bead, the other end tapered, the four main faces of the bead with a

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Two wooden boards with writings…: Two wooden boards with Koranic writing46 x 16 cm and 84 x 15 cm.Writing tablets of this type were commonly used in North Africa to teach the Koran: verses were written on them and then memorized by

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An Arabic calligraphy manuscript…: A manuscript in Arabic calligraphy, without illumination24 x 16 cm. 150 pages.Bound in leather.

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