27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
  Lot 4134
 

4134

An Elaborate 18th Century European Child's Cap, suitable now for a doll, the cream silk...

An Elaborate 18th Century European Child's Cap, suitable now for a doll, the cream silk ornately embroidered with flowers, possibly Tulips, and edged with hand-made gold lace. Lined in cream linen, the seams hand-stitched, the cap is quite structured, with a definite rise to the back of the head. The central panel is embroidered using several different threads in gold, some flat, leading to the shine, some twisted and coiled, with slightly raised sections which could be buds to the large flower head, itself with three petals in the fashion of a parrot tulip. Gold lace with a scalloped edge separates the centre from the side. Each side is embroidered with the same flower. A narrow border of bobbin lace is attached to all edges

Sold for £480
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

. very good, gold still shiny, the silk appears strong.

 


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