Rare rose stitch border, needlepoint, Italy, end of the 17th - Lot 156

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Rare rose stitch border, needlepoint, Italy, end of the 17th - Lot 156
Rare rose stitch border, needlepoint, Italy, end of the 17th century. Large rose stitch border of a rare length, probably for a stocking or furnishing, with a decoration well typified by the Italian needlepoint lace of the end of the 12th century. Fine scrolls in circumvolution loaded with flowers decorated with fine embroidery in relief and small detached modes forming delicate petals, the motifs connected by very fine ringed and picotée bridles. Light ivory linen, slightly greyed. Dim. 4,30 m x 21 cm (broken bridles and restorations scattered, low border with needle in later addition) Cf. "Old Italian lace" Vol.1 Mrs. Elisa Ricci, pl. 327. Cf. "Lace a History" Mrs. Santina M. Levey, Fig.193, 194 & 226..
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