An embroidered hanging of salmon pink diapered silk, applied and embroidered in metal thread and silks with an urn of flowers surrounded by birds in flight and set within a foliate strap-work surround, entwined with climbing flowering vines, trimmed with silk fringes and tassels--153½ x 126in. (390 x 320cm.), French, 18th century, some wear

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An embroidered hanging of salmon pink diapered silk, applied and embroidered in metal thread and silks with an urn of flowers surrounded by birds in flight and set within a foliate strap-work surround, entwined with climbing flowering vines, trimmed with silk fringes and tassels--153½ x 126in. (390 x 320cm.), French, 18th century, some wear
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