TWO BLOCK PRINTED MEZZAROS, ITALY, 19th C

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  • Lot: 329
  • October 2008 Vintage Clothing & Textile Auction
  • New Hope, PA
Both hand block printed on ivory cotton in brown, red, blue & green & w/ similar scenes, center dominant tree of life w/ flower bouquets in branches: 1 w/ elephant & mahoot at tree base, floral border w/ temples & several Asian figures w/ parasol & 1 w/ flowers at tree base, squirrel, peacock, goats, small birds & grapes in branches, border w/ flowers on mountains alternating w/ cows at waterholes in valley, each 98" x 106", (both w/ tears & holes), fair, provenance Samuel Colt family, Hartford, CT.

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  • Price Realized: $ 1265
  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: 1850-1890
  • Condition: Fair

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