The Property of a Lady
A pair of fine white cotton curtains, with stylised whitework floral and foliate decoration--180 x 76cm.(each), each curtain with a central join; another pair of fine white cotton curtains, similarly decorated--200 x 68cm.(each), each curtain with a central join; a table centre mat of fine white lawn, with deep borders of delicately scrolling tape lace and also worked with flowerheads--124 x 46cm., with seven matching place mats and four matching coasters; a triangular shawl of needlelace, the borders worked with naturalistic trailing flowers, the field with tiny flower heads, French, probably Alençon, first half 19th century--180 x 62cm.; and a shawl of fine Brussels bobbin appliqué lace, worked all over with a trailing flower and leaf design, with scalloped edges--240 x 128cm. (deep) (18)
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A pair of fine white cotton curtains, with stylised whitework floral and foliate decoration--180 x 76cm.(each), each curtain with a central join; another pair of fine white cotton curtains, similarly decorated--200 x 68cm.(each), each curtain with a central join; a table centre mat of fine white lawn, with deep borders of delicately scrolling tape lace and also worked with flowerheads--124 x 46cm., with seven matching place mats and four matching coasters; a triangular shawl of needlelace, the borders worked with naturalistic trailing flowers, the field with tiny flower heads, French, probably Alençon, first half 19th century--180 x 62cm.; and a shawl of fine Brussels bobbin appliqué lace, worked all over with a trailing flower and leaf design, with scalloped edges--240 x 128cm. (deep) (18)