* AN EMBROIDERED SHAWL PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION   Kashmir, India, 19th century  The near-square panel of shaped wool pieces invisibly-mended applique together with the outlines of a woven Kashmiri shawl, finely embroidered in coloured silks to imitate a twill-tapestry shawl with elaborately sinuous designs in-filled with floral butis and scrolling palmettes in an asymmetrical fashion, the 'commission cartouche' embroidered in yellow silk, 184cm x 185cm. The present shawl was probably made to be draped over a European dress bustle, the curved lines to fall in line with the fashion of Victorian age, yet the embroidered 'commission cartouche' would normally signify export to the Iranian market, making it rather a rare example of its kind. * Please note that this lot is subject to import VAT at a preferential rate of 5% on the Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on the Buyer's Premium.