RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 19thC SCARLET SILK EMBROIDER TEX

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This auction is for a very rare antique 19th century Victorian French textile fragment, which is unbelievable in its silk texture. It consists of woven silk with embroidered threads of a very deep, rich scarlet red and a beautiful shade of French blue with two different types of flowers in its design, which are surrounded by a square embroidered thread border. The underside is the opposite shades with scarlet silk embroidered threads. This silk is probably the most unique and beautiful that I have ever seen. The shades together are phenomenal and the silk is gossamer-like being similar to a raw silk and is buttery soft. It has a couple of tiny holes and a few smudges, but not noticeable. T are some minor pulls and nubs, but this is not major and the little nubs can be picked off. On the portions near the bottom, one can see the blue coming through to the red and vice versa. Two of the sides widthwise have a less than 1/8" selvedge, with one of them having some raw edges. The other two sides are raw edges, but with a small portion of it being hand-hemmed with the tiniest stitches. Although it is lightweight and wonderful, it has good body to it. I cannot even express how lovely this textile is; it is one of my favorites and is so very unique. This measures approximately 19.5" x 18.5". The floral motifs measure about 1 3/4" x 2" and read more

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