Lot 149
A CRIMSON AND GOLD BROCADED ROBE
INDIA, BENARES, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
of typical shape, the crimson ground richly brocaded with gold thread, featuring small floral motifs interspersed by flowing floral chains to the body and arms of the robe with a large floral design to the back and shoulders, trimmed around the edges and cuffs with floral sprays and light green braiding, large boteh patterns to the corners; this lot also includes a plain white pashmina, a very long gilt and pink silk Indian puggaree and a green silk sari
Dimensions
robe 125.5cm x 90cm
Provenance
Ethel Luxmoore, OBE (Mrs C. de J. Luxmoore, 1878-1966); thence by descent.
Ethel Luxmoore led a fascinating life, travelling extensively throughout India and the Middle East. She lived in India from 1908 to 1919, followed by Mesopotamia from 1919 to 1920, where her husband served with the 99th Deccan Infantry. She was General Secretary of the YWCA in India, Burma and Ceylon from 1909 to 1914, and later served on the YWCA World Executive Committee from 1921 to 1938.