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Hand Made Bespoke Pillow Antique Metallic Embroidered Pelican

$1,692.78
£1,250
€1,464.96
CA$2,334.42
A$2,622.61
CHF 1,370.32
MX$32,010.20
NOK 17,399.05
SEK 16,377.54
DKK 10,932.08

About the Item

Gorgeous Antique Cushion 19th Century French Yellow Silk Brocade Applied 19th Century appliqué featuring central Silver and Gold metallic Pelican within a spangled star burst Edged with 19th century silvery gold metallic french braid and Silver tassel fringe The Pelican is exquisite , beautiful raised three dimensional Gold and Silver work Showing signs of general wear commensurate with age and use The Pelican appliqué at one time was salvaged from a religious chasuble and is in good antique condition it retains the central Magenta silk velvet ground Please study photographs carefully as they do form a very important part of the description SIZE 20 inches x 16 inches (51cm x 41cm) S4238 FOOTNOTE All my pillows are hand made by myself incorporating wherever possible rare early textiles I travel extensively throughout Europe to locate beautiful hard to find textiles , some of which can be up to 400 years old and of course will show evidence of this immense age. Rarely totally symmetrical , with perfectly straight lines, without wear ,evenness in colour etc I work as best I can to retain all of this inherent quirkiness to obtain a gently time worn faded grandeur appeal that only centuries of use an achieve Your pillow will be perfectly imperfect.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Style:
    Napoleon III (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    19th century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Canterbury, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10026242144102

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