Espoliné Kani Cashmere Shawl From India - East India Company For Fashion In Europe Circa 1810

Circa 1810/1820 India for export to Europe Beautiful cashmere shawl from India with a cream pashmina reserve dating from the beginning of the shawl fashion in France around 1810. Woven shawl called Kani in six colors in tapestry stitch or espolinage by crocheting the wefts with a particularly dense decoration. It is woven in one piece, that is to say that the borders and fringes are not added but woven in one piece. Classic arrangement with eight boteh at each end with Mille Fleurs patterns. Four spandrels in the corners and overgallery of rows of inclined boteh. In one corner, it has an illegible customs or export stamp and probably Russian. Huge ivory reserve of the best pashmina from Tibetan goat hair. Some moth holes in the reserve and some fragility on the side borders which have been consolidated in rare places. Otherwise clean, without stains or major defects. Good general condition of color and conservation. Dimensions: 300 cm X 132 cm plus 6 cm of fringes.