Two embroidered borders from a liturgical vestment - image-1

Lot 24 Dα

Two embroidered borders from a liturgical vestment

Auction 1182 - overview Cologne
15.07.2021, 11:00 - The Exceptional Bernard De Leye Collection
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.250 € (incl. premium)

Two embroidered borders from a liturgical vestment

Dark red silk velvet with appliqués in silver thread (possibly with yellow centre), red and white silk fringe trim. Finely embroidered depiction of a tiered Renaissance fountain motif with symmetrical foliate scrolls and grotesques. Presumably designed for a chasuble or dalmatic. Framed under glass, H 127.5 and 125, W 29.5 cm.
Spain, 16th century.

Certificate

With an expertise by Danièle Véron-Denise.

Literature

Cf. Durian-Ress, Textilien Sammlung Bernheimer Paramente 15. - 19. Jahrhundert, Munich 1991, no. 62.