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Lot 1476 Dα

A length of Belgian lace

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Result: 250 € (incl. premium)

A length of Belgian lace

Exceptionally fine, soft lace with scalloped edging on either side and a symmetrical tendril motif with flowers, birds, and swans. Ca. 10 cm x 112 cm.
Belgium / Wallonia, attributed to Binche, first quarter 18th C.

Provenance

Former collection of Margarethe Oppenheim, Berlin. Auctioned by Julius Böhler Munich on 18th - 20th May 1936, lot 665.
Grassi Museum Leipzig.
Restitution in 2020.

Literature

Cf. cat. Museo Poldi Pezzoli Arazzi-Tappeti-Tessuti Copti-Pizzi-Ricami-Ventagli, Milan 1984, no. 228, illus. 208, a Brussels barbe.