Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial
Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial

Antique Embroidered Pillow 17th Century Armorial

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ONE exquisite Antique Pillow

The Italian Baroque Silk Velvet panel Depicting a central Regal Coat of Arms embroidered in silks and metallic threads Depicting a Winged Dragon / Lion like creature and a Bear looking up into a fruit laden tree `Below a Noble's Coronet/ Crown The central Heraldic Armorial surrounded by silk needlework scrolling vines within hand made Silver metallic cording

The edges retain the original 17th century metallic braids and tassel trims original home spun linen backing

dates from early 17th century (circa 1620)

The 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 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 long x 10 inches (56cm x 16cm)

PLEASE NOTE This is not a made up pillow. It is an extremely rare and totally original 17th century example Direct from an English country house estate. The down filled pillow pad has of course been refreshed a few times over the centuries

The listing is for ONE pillow I do have two of these pillow, both from the same Private English Estate each sold separately

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