Antique Venetian Needlelace with Cherubs: Late C17th early C18th Venice, Italy

Item Details.
A stunningly beautiful fine, hand embroidered needlelace panel with 6 cherubs dating from the late 17th early 18th century and from Venice, Italy.

Made entirely by hand this panel was probably made for a brides wedding trousseau.

Beautifully worked using a wide variety of embroidery techniques including drawn thread work, applique and a wide number of different embroidery stitches this has been expertly worked by a skilled hand.

This would benefit by being stretched and mounted, a service we are pleased to be able to offer from our professional textile conservation studio. Please ask us for details.

All of the textiles we sell are antique and may have some of the idiosyncrasies of aged and loved pieces of cloth so small marks, historic repairs and signs of wear are to be expected and are an inherent part of their charm.

Measurements:
110cm x 27cm

Condition.
In good antique condition, small holes and losses in plain linen sections, needle lace and embroidery in excellent condition nothing detrimental to the piece as a whole.