$4,180. A deep burgundy ground is laid out as an embroidered sampler, each panel filled with a different device: rosette medallions, paisley ornament, flowering branches, a peacock within a roundel, and butterflies drifting between them in pink, blue and cream. The debt is to suzani, the large embroidered hangings of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan traditionally worked by a bride's female relatives, each contributing a section to a whole that was never expected to match perfectly. Translating an embroidered surface into knotted pile is unusual and difficult, since embroidery permits a freedom of line that a grid of knots resists. One of the most charming and idiosyncratic pieces in the sale. Design pattern: Sampler panels with floral, paisley and butterfly motifs. Size: 8'2" x 10'0". Gallery Collection.