Lot 1683
Lot 1683
A GROUP OF SEVEN ENGLISH OR CONTINENTAL LIGHT GREEN SILKS

17TH-20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 2,016
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USD 2,000 - USD 4,000
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A GROUP OF SEVEN ENGLISH OR CONTINENTAL LIGHT GREEN SILKS

17TH-20TH CENTURY

Price Realised USD 2,016
Price Realised USD 2,016
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Comprising:

A document of brocaded silk lampas, probably French, 19th century in the 18th-century style, with a moire olive green ground, peach, cream and white brocaded blossoms and lace scrolls
A fragment of French brocaded silk, circa 1735, a mint green ground, with gold metallic and brown brocade of large pavilions, ribbon swags and tassels
An English panel of brocaded silk, circa 1770 with stripes and ribbon meander, a lampas de masse with grey moire ground, greens, yellow and pinks
A French or Italian brocaded silk chasuble, circa 1715-20, silk and linen lampas in mint green, with large scale stylized blossom heads, vinery and foliage in white, blue and salmon pink silk in six pieces
Three pieces of Italian brocaded silk from a chasuble, circa 1760, pale green with polychrome and metallic brocaded potted jardinières and lace meander
Two panels of English brocaded silk, circa 1760, with floral ribbons in on a shot silk salmon and green ground
Two pieced fragments of Italian brocaded silk, circa 1630, small scale scroll and ribbon pattern, brocaded in yellow silk and woven in silver metallic, on an olive green silk ground
1‌1 in. (27.9 cm.) wide, 24 in. (61 cm.) long (the fragment of French brocaded silk with pavilions)
Provenance
The Bernheimer Family Collection of Textiles; Christie's, London, 2 October 1996, lot 365 (part, the fragment of French brocaded silk).
Spink & Son, Inc., London, 9 September 1994 (the English panel of brocaded silk).
Palazzo Corsini; Sotheby's, Florence, 26-28 September 1994, lot 18 (the French or Italian brocaded silk chasuble).
Palazzo Corsini; Sotheby's, Florence, 26-28 September 1994, lot 591 (part, the pieces of Italian brocaded silk from a chasuble).
The Mayorcas Collection; Christies, London, 12 February 1999, lot 181 (part, the two panels of English brocaded silk).
Each acquired by Ann & Gordon Getty from the above.
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