Lot 159
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A rare border of bobbin lace, worked with gold, silver threads and green coloured floss silks, designed with flowerhead motifs --37½ x 4 in. (94 x 10cm.), French, circa 1670, later backed on purple ribbed silk; and another bobbin lace border worked with metal threads having thread cores, designed with a series of stylised flowerheads
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A rare border of bobbin lace, worked with gold, silver threads and green coloured floss silks, designed with flowerhead motifs --37½ x 4 in. (94 x 10cm.), French, circa 1670, later backed on purple ribbed silk; and another bobbin lace border worked with metal threads having thread cores, designed with a series of stylised flowerheads

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A rare border of bobbin lace, worked with gold, silver threads and green coloured floss silks, designed with flowerhead motifs --37½ x 4 in. (94 x 10cm.), French, circa 1670, later backed on purple ribbed silk; and another bobbin lace border worked with metal threads having thread cores, designed with a series of stylised flowerheads
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Provenance
For similar examples please refer to S Levey, Lace, A History figures 230B, 274 and 275
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

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