16th Century Embroidery Silk Velvet Fragment antique pillow A French Empire Curtain /

A French Empire Curtain / Drape Tassel Tieback Dating from circa 1820 Very rare

19th Century French Yellow Silk Brocade

5 inches ( 62cm x 47cm)

Total length including gold rope is 27 inches

Beautiful voided silk velvet  mat / yastik cushion cover

16th Century Embroidery Silk Velvet Fragment antique pillow A French Empire Curtain /Italian (Florentine) Renaissance Textile Fragment Dating from late 16th Century The crimson silk velvet appliqued and embroidered in silk Would originally been part of a long pilaster hanging Remnants of original metallic braid to edges This ancient fragment in an antique, time worn condition with general signs of wear commensurate with over Four Hundred years of use The velvet is worn the nap has in places rubbed away over the centuries revealing