Discovery
Description:
Five Monochrome Silk Fringed Shawls, America and/or Europe, 19th/early 20th century, in cream, sky blue, and various shades of pink and purple, one violet-colored possibly designed by Callot Soeurs, approx. 37 to 57 in. at center.
Provenance: Formerly property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Estimate $200-400
pink with some fading/discoloration, ivory has some scattered small holes, blue with a few stains/spots, slight stain to lighter pink, violet with some fading/discoloration.
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