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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herons, post: 3849525, member: 18078&quot;]Hi:</p><p>I picked this embroidered work up today. The woman said it was &quot;antique&quot; and hand embroidered. I am not sure of either. It was given to her mother about 70 years ago by a friend who was working in Asia and travelled through Pakistan on the way home, where he picked this up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The piece was immediately framed and has remained so since, so is in pristine condition. I think a label from a well known Toronto framer on the back and general condition of the frame backing etc. attests to that. The stitching appears to be very even and I am not familiar with hand-stitching techniques of the area, so I am wondering if anyone can tell from the photos if it is hand stitched or not. I really don&#039;t want to remove it from the frame to look at the back, as it is well stretched and seems very comfortable in its &quot;home&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is in amazing condition but I am not convinced it is more than 70 years old - can anyone tell from the style - I can&#039;t find anything else like this online.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is anyone familiar with the story being told here?</p><p><br /></p><p>It measures about 24&quot; x 36&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any idea what it may be worth?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any information would be appreciated - I didn&#039;t pay much for it and in any event it is a very beautiful piece of work - so antique, hand stitched or not, I am happy with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]318993[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]318995[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]318996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]318997[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]318998[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]318999[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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