. Illustrated catalogue of rare and beautiful Sixteenth and Seventeenth century laces collected during twenty years by Leone Ricci, Esq. of Florence . An oak and leaf scroll in a well covered design between doubleborders of detached flowers. Length, 2 yards, 3 inches; width, 7 inches. 440 ALTAR PIECE OF KNOTTED FILET. Birds under branching candelabra; stars, flowers and largerbirds; border of flowers. Length, 1 yard, 13 inches; width, 11 inches. 441 WIDE ANTIQUE ALTAR FRONTAL OF KNOTTED FILET. Of unusual design of the Seventeenth Century, showing a crownedeagle followed by attendant with deer,
. Illustrated catalogue of rare and beautiful Sixteenth and Seventeenth century laces collected during twenty years by Leone Ricci, Esq. of Florence . An oak and leaf scroll in a well covered design between doubleborders of detached flowers. Length, 2 yards, 3 inches; width, 7 inches. 440 ALTAR PIECE OF KNOTTED FILET. Birds under branching candelabra; stars, flowers and largerbirds; border of flowers. Length, 1 yard, 13 inches; width, 11 inches. 441 WIDE ANTIQUE ALTAR FRONTAL OF KNOTTED FILET. Of unusual design of the Seventeenth Century, showing a crownedeagle followed by attendant with deer, then the queen and king,each mounted, and part of a lion. With two borders on eitherside in link and chain pattern. The lower border shows love-birds. Length, 2 yards, 12 inches; width, 23 inches. 442 VENETIAN POINT LACE. A very fine specimen of the Sixteenth Century, all needle-made,in a pattern of flowing scrolls of unusual beauty. Length, 2 yards; width, 2% inches.(See Illustration.) 443 ANTIQUE ALTAR PIECE OF NARROW BURATTO. A succession of diamonds and half diamonds enclose heraldicdesigns. Length, 2 yards, 5 inches; width, 7 inches. 81. No. 442. VENETIAN POINT LACE 444 ALTAR PIECE OF KNOTTED FILET. Large and small birds on the wing within a Maltese scroll; withdouble border of birds and sprays. Length, 1 yard, 30 inches; width, 15 inches. 445 ALTAR PIECE OF ANTIQUE BURATTO. A bold design of chalices, torches, feathers, serpentine borders andquills; double serpentine border and cushion-made edge. Length, 2 yards, 24. inches; width, 14 inches. 446 BAND OF RETICELLA AND EMBROIDERY. In a diamond pattern, showing a variety of stitches in the filling-in; Italian Seventeenth Century tela tirata. Length, exclusive of linen end, 2 yards, 31 inches; width, II inches. 447 WIDE BORDER OF MILAN POINT. The details of the design as well as the mesh background aremade entirely on the cushion. The pattern is of leaf scrolls,balanced and reversed. With scalloped cushion edge. Length, ^Y&
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