THE ALBICINI EMROIDERIES
(Lots 213-214)
Executed between 1689 and 1700 in the Palazzo Albicini ateliers in Forli under the supervision of Marie-Thérèse, Marchesa Albicini (née Principessa Mellini 1665-1721), these silk and metallic thread embroideries display a considerable degree of technical mastery and craftsmanship. The marchesa, a doting patron of the arts, was a passionate collector of textiles and in 1689, brought thirty artisans from France to the palazzo to create embroideries from cartoons which she had commissioned from Italian painters such as Carlo Cignani (1628-1719) and Francesco Mancini (1679-1758) to cover the walls and furnishings of various rooms and apartments, including the Grand Salon. Suffering from a spinal disease, the marchesa spent the last sixteen years of her life supervising the production of these embroideries. However, her health prevented her from installing the embroideries in the apartments and they remained in storage until well into the 19th century, which explains in part the exceptionally preserved colors. Documents from the Albicini family regarding the history of the embroideries accompany these lots.
A SET OF EIGHT ITALIAN BAROQUE METALLIC THREAD EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS
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A SET OF EIGHT ITALIAN BAROQUE METALLIC THREAD EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS
CIRCA 1685-1700
Each with an ivory silk moiré ground bound with green linen borders representing a pilaster, with satin-stitched faux marbre capital and base, the top of the pilasters entwined with garlands of flowers, the base embroidered with metallic threads with branches of ribbon-tied fruit embroidered in metallic thread (some later borders)--each approximately 114in. x 28½in. (290cm. x 72cm.) (8)
CIRCA 1685-1700
Each with an ivory silk moiré ground bound with green linen borders representing a pilaster, with satin-stitched faux marbre capital and base, the top of the pilasters entwined with garlands of flowers, the base embroidered with metallic threads with branches of ribbon-tied fruit embroidered in metallic thread (some later borders)--each approximately 114in. x 28½in. (290cm. x 72cm.) (8)
來源
Marie-Thérèse, Marchesa Albicini, Palazzo Albicini, Forli
By descent in the family until the late 19th century
French & Co., New York
Mrs. Vincent Astor, New York
By descent in the family until the late 19th century
French & Co., New York
Mrs. Vincent Astor, New York