TWO BLOCK PRINTED MEZZAROS, ITALY, 19th C

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  • Lot: 330
  • October 2008 Vintage Clothing & Textile Auction
  • New Hope, PA
Both hand block printed on cotton in dark palette & identical except for outer border, cream ground, center dominant tree of life w/ exotic animals, birds, fruit & flowers in branches, several buildings in lower corners, including onion domes, 2 palm trees on either side of main tree: 1 mezzaro w/ dark border of dense roses & other flowers, excellent & 1 mezzaro w/ lighter border w/ flowers & birds, (tears) fair, each 98" x 105", provenance Samuel Colt family, Hartford, CT.

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  • Price Realized: $ 1380
  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: 1800-1850
  • Condition: Very Good

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