~Oreillers~

A French brilliant lemon colored 18th century silk bourette named Jaune Bouton
d'Or, a wonderful hand-woven nubby silk woven from the rough outer parts of
the cocoon. The center has a hand couched 17th century Italian appliqué with
leaves and flowers of tarnish silver metal threads and highlighted with yellow and
green silk threads. Finish along the sides with a 17th century Italian open weave
trim of heavily tarnished silver metal thread and white silk thread. A perfect chair
sized pillow that’s simple but elegant and all antique that’s sure to brighten you
r day.

Condition: Two of the leaves at the top of one arm/pedal is missing its coiled
metal wire, a couple of small splits in the trim but doesn’t detract in the least,
typical of age for something over 300 years old.