Antique Early Figurative Filet Lace Curtain Mythological Beasts Birds Tree of Life Hand Embroidered: C18th Italy Antique alter cloth Three exquisitely painted painted silk

Three exquisitely painted painted silk satin panels

Some splits in the surrounding border

with elaborate jewelry

This beautiful cover would fit a double bed but would also make a fabulous curtain

a workshop based in Kashmir

Antique Early Figurative Filet Lace Curtain Mythological Beasts Birds Tree of Life Hand Embroidered: C18th Italy Antique alter cloth Three exquisitely painted painted silkAn early antique linen filet lace panel featuring intricate, hand knotted gridwork and iconic figural motifs. Handmade filet or buratto lace (lacis), created by embroidering decorative patterns onto a pre woven square mesh grid. Embroidered with symmetrical Renaissance and Baroque style iconography, including peacocks flanking a central urn, rampant heraldic lions, stylized "Tree of Life" branches, ornate, fanciful animals, including what appear to be