A Gothic Revival embroidered applique. - image-1

Lot 1088 Dα

A Gothic Revival embroidered applique.

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 14:30 - Porcelain, Ceramics, Furniture, Bronzes, Carpets
Estimate: 500 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)

A Gothic Revival embroidered applique.

Silk and metal threads on red velvet in a plexiglass frame. A horizontal seam to the middle of the cross. The upper border reduced. H 128, W 62 cm.
The velvet ground presumably England, early 16th C.

Literature

For the velvet, cf.: Sporbeck, Die liturgischen Gewänder, Cologne 2001, p. 256ff., no. 70.