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Lot 1467 Dα

An Italian cushion cover with lace appliqués

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Result: 312 € (incl. premium)

An Italian cushion cover with lace appliqués

An early, double sided linen pillowcase with an opening on one side for the filling and reticella lace borders. Some minor stains. Ca. 31 cm x 47 cm.
Italy, late 16th / early 17th C.

Provenance

Former collection of Margarethe Oppenheim, Berlin. Auctioned by Julius Böhler Munich on 18th - 20th May 1936, lot 623.
Grassi Museum Leipzig.
Restitution in 2020.

Literature

Cf. Kat. Museo Poldi Pezzoli Arazzi-Tappeti-Tessuti Copti-Pizzi-Ricami-Ventagli, Milan 1984, no. 11 ff (dated earlier, to the third quarter of the 16th century).