Two dalmatics of gold brocatelle, the orphreys embroidered in gold with scrolling leaves and the arms of Fonseca: Or five mullets of eight points Gules - Spanish, mid-16th Century (worn)

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Two dalmatics of gold brocatelle, the orphreys embroidered in gold with scrolling leaves and the arms of Fonseca: Or five mullets of eight points Gules - Spanish, mid-16th Century (worn)
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Provenance

Nemes Collection, sold first sale, 1931 with lot 52, lot 207

Lot Essay

The Fonseca family from Castille were created Counts in 1615

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