TWO BLOCK PRINTED MEZZAROS, ITALY, 19th C
- 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.
Bid Online
Bid Online
- Price Realized: $ 1380
- Category: Textiles
- Era: 1800-1850
- Condition: Very Good
5.3859.551.330