18th Century Italian Silk on Silk Embroidery 252 x 300cm / 8'4" x 9'10" Decorative

18th Century Italian Silk on Silk Embroidery 252 x 300cm / 8'4" x 9'10" DecorativeExceptional embroidery from Northern Italy, handstitched circa 1720, it is a miracle survivor. Brightly coloured silks are embroidered onto a golden yellow silk background in the Rococo style. It is a masterclass in over the top style and workmanship. A small central panel features a hunter and a stag in a rugged setting, nominally the subject of the embroidery and yet all around is this wild foliage of flowering vines and stems, with various birds in

Make your home a castle with this beautiful antique

The pale rose field is extremely unusual as are the concentric polychrome diamonds entering the field from the sides

I love the light blue in this carpet

gold and soft red

one expert repair to one side

The Turkoman

It's also one of the best colours and I love how this rare embroidery sings

and easily brushes out

decorative combination and over the years I've had only a few with this winning combination

The lines you see in the main photo are just where the pile was crushed from being rolled up

It's a very effective

Lovely purple field Yomud Mafrash panel from circa 1890