A rare late 16th early 17th century Panel
Spanish or Italian
Beautifully Gold and Silver embroidery upon a crimson silk velvet ground in a design of scrolling leaves and flowers all edged in metallic cording retaining its original border of silk tassel passementerie
Would have originally decorated the front and back of a Dalmatic (Religious Ceremonial Robe) T
he panel is a very rare and beautiful Work of Art, almost Four Hundred years old of course shows appropriate signs of wear commensurate with this immense age With a historic, time worn gently faded grandeur that only centuries of age can achieve
Please study photographs as they do form a very important part of the description
SIZE 22 inches x 18 inches (56cm x 46cm)
Direct from an English country house estate.
S3724
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