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Gabriele Minelli

This table linen come from the same source as most of the bed linen in this auction.
I recently went for a short break to the Basque country and at the same time visited the 
yearly held Brocante and linen fair which is in SARE and almost at the Spanish border.
I was ticked on the shoulder by a elderly lady who had earlier seen me buying Old Basque 
bed and table linen. She asked me whether I was interested to see the trousseaux from her Maternal and Paternal Great Grandparents. So to cut a long story short I followed her in the car up the mountains and eventually arrived at the magnificent typical Basque style farm house dating back to 1770. Inside she showed me the beautiful and ornate Normandy Armoire in exquisite oak sculptured oak with brass hinges.
In the armoire were some magnificent pieces of old bed linen, table linen and napkins ,plus pillow cases and I was able to obtain 20 pieces. Every piece was in pristine condition and hardly ever used and the lady was so proud to show me all and explain to whom the linen belonged to in the family over all those decades. She had no children to leave it to and was very happy for me to obtain it all.

This is a generous Napoleon 111 damask table linen in silk and linen. It is in excellent condition.
The initials B.L. are hand embroidered in red single petit point. The damask has a non descriptive  background and difficult to establish. There are two horizontal and two vertical lines at the top, one with kind of a gold thread and the other a trailing leaf design. The border of the table linen has a wealth of flora and is almost 9cm wide. 
With the table which had no napkins I found these 4 in the stock room and they go perfect with the table linen.
They are in silk and linen as is the table linen and are generous in dimension at 82cm in width.
The initials E.L. are hand embroidered in light relief and each initial has a small tender sprig in red interlaced.
The red "batten" design is very cleverly done. It is a continual "ribbon platted garland" achieved with "curled leaves" and sprigs with small flowers and small leaves. The white background is scattered with tiny posy's.
PLEASE NOTE;
You will note that there is some tension at the top.
This is due because several looms were necessary in the late 19th C. to create the pink design and they had to change the spools to weave the pink design The larger the width width in a contrast colour the more it will pucker. Fortunately on this table linen the top has narrow lines. Once washed you should iron the table linen slightly damp and slightly stretch the top lines with your hands  whilst ironing to create a smooth finish.
I assume in the late 19th C. they had not perfected the art of weaving yet.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Due to the sharp increase of fuel prices we had to look for
more competitive French transport companies.
Therefore as this situation is beyond our control deliveries
can be delayed by up to approx.10 days.
So please do have a little patience.
Also the rates quoted are for mainland destinations only.

Other territories will be subject to different rates.
(THE POSTAL RATES FOR THE ISLANDS OF SPAIN PORTUGAL AND ITALY
WILL BE BETWEEN APPROX. € 35 & €48 FOR 4 KILOS.)
ALSO PLEASE NOTE:

The linen that we offer for sale is not new linen, unless specifically mentioned, it is second-hand and old linen.
As such it may have already been washed, used or even worn.
In spite of the great care we take during the preparation, small imperfections can and may escape us.
They do not in any way call into question the unique and rare character of these wonderful pieces.
I present you our Antique linen unwashed, as taken out of the armoire, unless otherwise described . It is all clean, but plan to give it a wash before use.
Please be aware of the above before you bid and buy.
Thank you for taking this into account

#riccardohometour




































 

Linen, Silk - France - 1850-1900

 (5) - Tablecloth - 2.4 m - 1.72 m

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