Antique Embroidered Wallhanging with Dancing Figure: C1910 France table cover A silk Ikat coat from

A silk Ikat coat from the Turkmen of Turkmenistan dating from the second half of the 19th century

Measurements: 261cm X  52cm + 5cm gold fringe at either end

these have probably be taken from a large Tree of Life hanging and would have once been part of the border area

Historic pieces of this caliber were typically woven utilizing high-quality silk

one split and an overall patina of age as you would expect in a textile from this era

Antique Embroidered Wallhanging with Dancing Figure: C1910 France table cover A silk Ikat coat fromA rare antique tambour embroidered wallhanging featuring a French style decorative design based on 'Les Douze Mois Grotesques' circa 1726, after designs by Claude Audran Le Jeune, Antoine Watteau AND Alexandra Franois Desporte. Each month woven with the sign of the Zodiac and the corresponding deity. Originally designed for the apartments of the Dauphin later Louis XV. This wallhanging depicts a central female figure playing a tambourine, surrounded