Description
Sumptuous gold, silver and silk embroidery with scalloped edges, central medallion of a canopy or princely bed, Italy (?) early eighteenth century. Composition of great richness mixing flowers, shells and scrolls in the past shaded in polychrome silk threads spun metallic gold in a multitude of embroidery techniques application on a background type canvas (embossing, guipure on cartisane called "Diwal", cabochons in silver leaf cut ... (wear, homogeneous oxidation of gold threads). Dim : 110 x 150 cm
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Sumptuous gold, silver and silk embroidery with scalloped edges, central medallion of a canopy or princely bed, Italy (?) early eighteenth century. Composition of great richness mixing flowers, shells and scrolls in the past shaded in polychrome silk threads spun metallic gold in a multitude of embroidery techniques application on a background type canvas (embossing, guipure on cartisane called "Diwal", cabochons in silver leaf cut ... (wear, homogeneous oxidation of gold threads). Dim : 110 x 150 cm
