Antique Embroidered Wallhanging with Dancing Figure: C1910 France table cover The padded stumpwork body of

The padded stumpwork body of the dove is embroidered with gold gilt coils which have been stitched in consecutive lines over the body and wings giving a wonderful glittering three dimensional effect

these have probably be taken from a large Tree of Life hanging and would have once been part of the border area

The hand embroidery is beautifully executed and has a variety of stitches including pekin knots

Measurements: 261cm X  52cm + 5cm gold fringe at either end

one split and an overall patina of age as you would expect in a textile from this era

Antique Embroidered Wallhanging with Dancing Figure: C1910 France table cover The padded stumpwork body ofA rare antique tambour embroidered wallhanging featuring a French style decorative design based on 'Les Douze Mois Grotesques' circa 1726, after designs by Claude Audran Le Jeune, Antoine Watteau AND Alexandra Franois Desporte. Each month woven with the sign of the Zodiac and the corresponding deity. Originally designed for the apartments of the Dauphin later Louis XV. This wallhanging depicts a central female figure playing a tambourine, surrounded