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
Tashkent suzani, Uzbekistan, second half 19th century. Estimate €3,000
Bukhara suzani, Uzbekistan, first half 19th century. Estimate €5,300
Ura Tube suzani, Tajikistan, mid-19th century. Estimate €16,000
Nurata suzani, Uzbekistan, mid-19th century. Estimate €8,500
Nurata suzani, Uzbekistan, first half 19th century, Estimate €14,500
