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Auctions. Superb Suzani Embroideries: Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 25 May
May 6, 2013

Rippon Boswell’s major Spring sale in Wiesbaden on Saturday 25 May 2013 will include a very strong group of 13 Uzbek and Tajik suzani embroideries, several of which are consigned from a German private collection of long standing. The images speak for themselves, and confirm RB’s position as the major international outlet for the best and most beautiful of these 18th/19th century dowry hangings or covers from the urban centres of the Emirate of Bukhara.

Shahrisyzbz suzani, Uzbekistan, ca. 1800. Estimate €22,500

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Tashkent suzani, Uzbekistan, second half 19th century. Estimate €3,000

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Bukhara suzani, Uzbekistan, first half 19th century. Estimate €5,300

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Ura Tube suzani, Tajikistan, mid-19th century. Estimate €16,000

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Nurata suzani, Uzbekistan, mid-19th century. Estimate €8,500

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Nurata suzani, Uzbekistan, first half 19th century, Estimate €14,500

Nurata suzani, Uzbekistan, second half 19th century. Estimate €1,800

Nurata suzani, Uzbekistan, mid-19th century. Estimate €9,800

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Pskent suzani, Uzbekistan, mid-19th century. Estimate €3,700