ID 820234
Lot 534 | A CONTINENTAL EMBROIDERED COVERLET
Valeur estimée
$ 8 000 – 10 000
SECOND OR THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ITALIAN
‘Needle-painted’ or shaded silk embroidery depicting an allegory of Europe’s ‘discovery’ of the “New World” at center and the Four Continents or Four Corners of the World, worked primarily in long-and-short stitch with accents in buttonhole, stem, and satin stitches in hues of yellow, pink, green, blue, brown, apricot, and white of remarkable freshness; the edges finished with bobbin lace of gilt metallic-wrapped silk thread, and lined with silk
98 in. (249 cm.) long, 79 in. (201 cm.) wide
Provenance
Joseph James Forrester (1809-1861, created Baron de Forrester in 1855 by King Pedro V of Portugal) of Offley, Forrester and Webber, Port Shippers.
‌Private Collection.
Anonymous Sale, Christie’s, London, 10 June 1986, lot 151.
Private Collection; London, until 1989.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
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| Technique appliquée: | Broderie |
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| Matériel: | Soie, Textiles |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe de l'Ouest, France, Italie, Europe |
| Catégorie: | Tapis & Textiles |
| Technique appliquée: | Broderie |
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| Matériel: | Soie, Textiles |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe de l'Ouest, France, Italie, Europe |
| Catégorie: | Tapis & Textiles |
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