"Lyonnaise" French silk motif - Pattern 2 christmas

"Lyonnaise" French silk motif - Pattern 2 christmasRare and exquisite antique piece made from 18th or early 19th century "Lyonnaise" French silk. We salvaged these remarkable pieces from an old handmade spread that we sourced from France. This is lovely work and each square is unique. They are antique and showing their age, but still beautiful and strong enough to frame and display. This one has some bad staining to one side and so is at a price for study or remaking (it would perhaps be possible for

They are antique and showing their age

Embroidered to our own design in our studio in Ireland using high-quality German embroidery threads

The maker used different silk combinations in each one

A wonderfully evocative print showing the Knight of Wands from our own Tarot of Prague

this drawstring pouch is lined in a high-quality two-tone shantung pure silk

and 38 inches at the hips (note that the hips are fairly narrow)

It is late 18th century

An atmospheric Czech "Amphora" vase / ewer that was made in Turn Teplitz

it's always a show-stopper

but could be early 19th

original bracelet that we sourced in Austria

enjoy the process