An Indo-Portuguese Summer Carpet

The cotton ground finely chain-stitch embroidered in polychrome silk, the central field with vase design and birds among profuse floral scrolls, the yellow-ground border with similar scrolls and different animal scenes, including lions, deer, elephants and unicorns, within a floral border with rectangular and oval cartouches featuring a vase or tazza and birds within scrolls, initials 'RA' woven on two eagles and 'AR' on another two on both sides of the main yellow border, partially backed

Estimate:£15,000

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