Embroidered tulle handkerchiefs, Limerick, Ireland, 2nd half - Lot 255

Lot 255
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Result : 451EUR
Embroidered tulle handkerchiefs, Limerick, Ireland, 2nd half - Lot 255
Embroidered tulle handkerchiefs, Limerick, Ireland, 2nd half of the 19th century. Sumptuous handkerchief in fine cotton tulle very finely needle-embroidered with a rare decoration of Limerick lace: each of the corners is embroidered with two cherubs holding a bunch of grapes and floating on either side of a vase loaded with a bouquet of large flowers and falling foliage from which rush out foliage scrolls framing a cartouche, each of the angels held at the belt by a vine shoot loaded with bunches and foliage. (very nice condition) We attach another handkerchief framed in Limerick lace, cotton tulle embroidered with a chain stitch of a decoration of blooming flowers and flexible cartridges embroidered with various stitches, the center of the handkerchief in silk pongee (very nice condition).
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