Exquisite Antique Pillow
A very impressive Baroque Coat of Arms Depicting Family Crest
Spanish or Italian.
Late 17th early 18th century
Upon very fine quality Magenta antique Silk Velvet
Finished with 17th Century Florentine Metallic gold tassel trim and antique gold metallic braid
Backed with antique silk brocade
The Heraldic shield depicts a Regal Coronet above Gold and silk embroidered Family Crest upon Crimson silk velvet within a beautiful hand embroidered frame worked entirely in gold and silver metallic threads
Beautiful faded , time worn patina throughout with appropriate signs of wear commensurate with immense age Some surface marks / wear / losses to velvet and cream silk on Crest, The metallic threads have taken on a darker time worn antique patina over the centuries
Please study photographs as they do form a very important part of the description
SIZE 21 inches x 15 inches (53cm x38cm)
LAYAWAY AVAILABLE S3849
FOOTNOTE All my pillows are hand made by myself incorporating wherever possible rare early textiles
I travel extensively throughout Europe to locate beautiful hard to find textiles , some of which can be up to 400 years old and of course will show evidence of this immense age
Rarely totally symmetrical , with perfectly straight lines, without wear ,evenness in colour etc
I work as best I can to retain all of this inherent quirkiness to obtain a gently time worn faded grandeur appeal that only be achieved over centuries of use
Your pillow will be perfectly imperfect.
Thank You for visiting my website. Jan
