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Italian Ciselé Velvet
17th century

This sumptous piece would look splendid as a runner on a piece of furniture.

Or it could be used as a hanging.


Cataloguing

The gold silk ground woven in crimson silk velvet on a gold silk ground, with a design of vases of foliage flanked by pomegranates and pineapples,  exotic foliage and curving stems.



4ft 7 in x 64 in; 1.4m x 25 cm


Condition

You will see from the reverse of the piece that the left hand end we have stablised a tear and weak areas. From the front it looks very good.