Safavid velvet fragment, makhmal Cut silk Iran,... Lot 645

Safavid velvet fragment, makhmal Cut silk Iran, Yazd, early 17th century, Safavid period 54 x 70 cm (view) This beautiful Safavid velvet is decorated with a peony and butterfly motif. A velvet panel or makhmal with comparable floral decoration is preserved in the Musée des Tissus de Lyon, and published in Tokatlian A. (2008), Soies de Paradis, Paris : Gourcuff Gradenigo, p. 62, n°19. (Visible wear) Expert : Monsieur Alexis RENARD