A GILT AND SILVER THREAD APPLIQUE AND BLUE SILK MIRROR

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09.02.2023 10:30 UTC +00:00
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Lot 244 | A GILT AND SILVER THREAD APPLIQUE AND BLUE SILK MIRROR
A GILT AND SILVER THREAD APPLIQUE AND BLUE SILK MIRROR

THE APPLIQUE WORK ITALIAN, 17TH CENTURY, THE MIRROR 20TH CENTURY

The rectangular plate within a cushion-moulded border with concave sides covered with pale blue raw silk applied with associated cut-out motifs of polychrome silk embroidered roses, leaves, stems and buds, together with elaborately couched metal-thread appliqué scrolling foliate and stylised floral motifs and vases, threads tarnished

55 x 45 1/4 in. (140 x 115 cm.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 31 October 2007, lot 223.



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