NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Name: A MOON SHAWL (CHANDAR)
Brand: NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Price: 3800.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 4,750

Estimate

GBP 3,000 - GBP 4,000

Closed: 18 Jun 2019

Loading details

Try our

A MOON SHAWL (CHANDAR)

NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 4,750

Closed: 18 Jun 2019

Price Realised GBP 4,750

Closed: 18 Jun 2019

Details Lot Essay Related Articles More from

Wool, near square, on light blue ground, the central roundel and conforming quarter corners with floral lattice pattern, the field with rows of large stylised blossoms, the red borders with similar decoration
72⅞ x 70⅞in. (185 x 180cm.)

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.

Conditions of Sale
FAQs
This lot is offered by Christie Manson & Woods Ltd

Brought to you by

A Christie's specialist may contact you to discuss this lot or to notify you if the condition changes prior to the sale.

Lot Essay

The moon shawl () first appeared in Kashmir in 1680 and is characterised by its spacious, square field, central moon-like medallion, with further quarter medallions in each corner. This style developed from earlier sixteenth century Cairene carpets produced in Ottoman Egypt (Ryan Paveza, “Moon Shawl (Chand-Dar)”, , vol. 34, no. 1, 2008, pp. 88–96, p.88) which share this arrangement of decoration (see, for example, two carpets sold in these Rooms, 29 April 2004, lot 101 and 7 October 2014, lot 24). Like their Ottoman inspiration, moon shawls were largely produced according to Western stylistic demands and became particularly favoured by British and French ladies in the last quarter of the eighteenth century (p.88).
Post Lot Text
This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.