Panel, Margaret Simeon collection, Gros Point... - Lot 159 - Coutau-Bégarie

Lot 159
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Panel, Margaret Simeon collection, Gros Point... - Lot 159 - Coutau-Bégarie
Panel, Margaret Simeon collection, Gros Point de Venise, 3rd quarter of the 17th century. Large needle lace panel, mirror decoration with large, supple scrolls developing on either side of a central motif and charged with large inflorescences decorated with various stitches, embroidered in over-thickness to underline the contours, the motifs linked by thin, ringed and pinched flanges. Pattern repeat: 123 cm. Linen of white/white-cream colour, laid on a periwinkle satin. Dim. lace: 3.30 m x 52 cm (good condition, some broken bridles or discreet restorations) Provenance: Phillips sale, London,9 September 1992, Collection Margaret Simeon. Cf. "The History of Lace" Mrs Margaret Simeon, p.34 pl.37 and p.36 pl.39 A Venitian handmade needle lace panel dating from the 3rd quarter of the17th century. Linen thread, white-cream in colour, on a purple cloth (in good overall condition, a few loose bridles) Dim. 3.30 m x 52 cm, patern repeat: 123 cm Provenance: Phillips auctioneer, London, September 1992, formerly Margaret Simeon's collection. Cf. "The History of Lace" Mrs Margaret Simeon, p.34 pl.37 and p.36 pl.39.
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