Antique Early Figurative Filet Lace Curtain Mythological Beasts Birds Tree of Life Hand Embroidered: C18th Italy Antique alter cloth Some splits in the surrounding

Some splits in the surrounding border

A large and rare panel of very finely embroidered museum quality silk probably made originally as wallhanging dating from the 19th century

a workshop based in Kashmir

with elaborate jewelry

Antique Early Figurative Filet Lace Curtain Mythological Beasts Birds Tree of Life Hand Embroidered: C18th Italy Antique alter cloth Some splits in the surroundingAn early antique linen filet lace panel featuring intricate, hand knotted gridwork and iconic figural motifs. Handmade filet or buratto lace (lacis), created by embroidering decorative patterns onto a pre woven square mesh grid. Embroidered with symmetrical Renaissance and Baroque style iconography, including peacocks flanking a central urn, rampant heraldic lions, stylized "Tree of Life" branches, ornate, fanciful animals, including what appear to be