(on 4) GROUP OF EARLY TEXTILES
roll of French 18th c., bizarre silk, 8'8" x 21"w; metallic thread circular table cover, 36"; an Italian Renaissance velvet table scarf, 68" x 11" (worn); an 18th c. fragment, 25" x 24"
Bizarre silks were fashionable in Europe from the mid 1690s to the 1720s. The first bizarre silks were woven in Lyons, France, but by the early 1700s they were also being made in Spitalfelds, England, and to a lesser extent in Italy.
The name 'Bizarre Silks' is not period – it wasn't used until 1957 when art historian Dr. Vilhelm Sloman coined the term to describe the style. Dr. Sloman believed that bizarre silks were made in India and imported into Europe, but subsequent scholarship has made it clear that they were exclusively produced in Europe.
Estimate: $500 - $700
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Lot 263 : (on 4) GROUP OF EARLY TEXTILES
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