Flounce of Needle Lace with a Man and a Sceptre Flanked by Crowns, anonymous, c. 1685 - c. 1695 Strip of natural -colored needle side: Point de France. Symmetrical pattern compared to the width axle, on a hexagonal bar with picots. Central is a man with a scepter under a canopy, it may be Louis XIV. Above his head, a laurel wreath is held by two puttis. He stands between two prominent royal crowns in the pattern, including three men in a theatrical pose. Uilen killed owls can be seen above each crown between two portrait medallions, between which stars and a full moon. Above the central figure
Flounce of Needle Lace with a Man and a Sceptre Flanked by Crowns, anonymous, c. 1685 - c. 1695 Strip of natural -colored needle side: Point de France. Symmetrical pattern compared to the width axle, on a hexagonal bar with picots. Central is a man with a scepter under a canopy, it may be Louis XIV. Above his head, a laurel wreath is held by two puttis. He stands between two prominent royal crowns in the pattern, including three men in a theatrical pose. Uilen killed owls can be seen above each crown between two portrait medallions, between which stars and a full moon. Above the central figure is a bird and a sun. Other motives include obelisks and parts of armor equipment. The scene is richly decorated with flower vines. Fullwork with recesses, sparing application of decorative stitches. Relief contours with Kordons. The top is trimmed with a woven edge. The sculpts along the underside consist largely of richly decorated C-Voluten. The sides are not finished. France linen (material) Strip of natural -colored needle side: Point de France. Symmetrical pattern compared to the width axle, on a hexagonal bar with picots. Central is a man with a scepter under a canopy, it may be Louis XIV. Above his head, a laurel wreath is held by two puttis. He stands between two prominent royal crowns in the pattern, including three men in a theatrical pose. Uilen killed owls can be seen above each crown between two portrait medallions, between which stars and a full moon. Above the central figure is a bird and a sun. Other motives include obelisks and parts of armor equipment. The scene is richly decorated with flower vines. Fullwork with recesses, sparing application of decorative stitches. Relief contours with Kordons. The top is trimmed with a woven edge. The sculpts along the underside consist largely of richly decorated C-Voluten. The sides are not finished. France linen (material)
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