. Illustrated catalogue of rare and beautiful Sixteenth and Seventeenth century laces collected during twenty years by Leone Ricci, Esq. of Florence . characteristic example of this lace showing the use of flowers in vases. 130 ANTIQUE ALTAR PIECE OF BURATTO OF THE XVII CENTURY. Conventional ecclesiastical design; within double borders. Length, 1 yard, 26 inches; width, 13 inches. 131 ALTAR PIECE OF ANTIQUE KNOTTED FILET. A design of double and single stars, with torches divided bylattice pattern, pomegranates, and sprigs; within a double borderof detached birds and sprigs. A perfect piece. Le
. Illustrated catalogue of rare and beautiful Sixteenth and Seventeenth century laces collected during twenty years by Leone Ricci, Esq. of Florence . characteristic example of this lace showing the use of flowers in vases. 130 ANTIQUE ALTAR PIECE OF BURATTO OF THE XVII CENTURY. Conventional ecclesiastical design; within double borders. Length, 1 yard, 26 inches; width, 13 inches. 131 ALTAR PIECE OF ANTIQUE KNOTTED FILET. A design of double and single stars, with torches divided bylattice pattern, pomegranates, and sprigs; within a double borderof detached birds and sprigs. A perfect piece. Length, 2 yards, 8 inches; width, 22 inches. 132 BORDER OF ROSELINE POINT. Needle-made, in the Seventeenth Century. The pattern showsclusters of flowers, double roses in relief, stems and leaves; thegroundwork of stars on squares of buttonhole brides. Note thefrequent use of single and double trefoils with and without has a pointed edge in keeping with the design. An exquisiteexample. Mounted on antique silk. Length, 2 yards, 5 inches; width, 5^ inches.*See note to lot No. 97 for the above and Nos. 133 and 134. (See Illustration.)32 *55Z. No. 132. ROSELINE POINT, NEEDLE-MADE 133 ROSELINE POINT OF THE XVII CENTURY. Needle-made mermaid lace in a pattern showing fine scrollsand sprigs with buttonhole picot brides. A delicately gracefulscroll forms the design, which is worked first, and afterwardthe groundwork of brides is filled in. Length, 2 yards, 15 inches; width, 7 inches. 134 BORDER OF ROSELINE POINT OF THE XVII CENTURY. Needle-made, in a fine and graceful design of vines branchingfrom central stems with leaves and clusters of grapes, trefoil andother ornamental figures in cordonnet relief; with groundworkof brides picotees, and small pointed cordonnet edge. Mountedon antique silk. Length, 2 yards, 10 inches; width, 7 inches. (See Illustration.) 135 ALTAR PIECE OF ANTIQUE KNOTTED FILET. Large floral design, reversed and divided by lattice pattern,with narrow scroll bor
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