NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1845

Name: AN UNUSUAL LONG SHAWL (DOCHALLA)
Brand: NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1845
Price: 17000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 21,250

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GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

Closed: 18 Jun 2019

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AN UNUSUAL LONG SHAWL (DOCHALLA)

NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1845

Price Realised GBP 21,250

Closed: 18 Jun 2019

Price Realised GBP 21,250

Closed: 18 Jun 2019

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Wool, the white field bordered with cornucopia filled with plants and flowers, red ground borders and palla, woven with brightly coloured peacocks, two embroidered merchant's marks to centre
125 x 57in. (317.5 x 145cm.)

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Lot Essay

While the square shawl () was worn most commonly by women, the long shawl (), characterised by its rectangular shape, was particularly favoured by men and was worn draped over the shoulder or around the body for warmth. The decorative repertoire of long shawls of the Sikh period have been divided into the ‘classic’ and the ‘modern’ (Frank Ames, Suffolk, 1997, p.56). Whereas the design of the former was confined to narrower (borders), in the modern group, as shown by the present shawl, more expressive design patterns covered a larger surface of the shawl (p.57). For closely comparable shoulder mantles of this type, see colour pls. 202-204, pp.338-339.
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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.