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BK Museum Textiles, International Quilt Museum & Vintage Store Stock Auction

Wed, Jun 18, 2025 11:00AM EDT
  2025-06-18 11:00:00 2025-06-18 11:00:00 America/New_York Augusta Auctions Augusta Auctions : BK Museum Textiles, International Quilt Museum & Vintage Store Stock Auction https://bid.augusta-auction.com/auctions/augusta-auctions/bk-museum-textiles-international-quilt-museum-vintage-store-stock-auction-19678
Our annual Solstice Sale this year features rare textiles from the Brooklyn Museum, International Quilt Museum treasures and a plethora of high quality couture & ready-to-wear vintage store stock staples. This flurry of new-to-market treasures from numerous museums, historical societies and a select few private collections is sure to have something for every sartorial enthusiast.
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Lot 100

EMBROIDERED ANTEPENDIUM, PORTUGAL, 18TH C

Estimate: $500 - $800
Starting Bid
$250

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Altar frontal densely embroidered w/ silk threads in laid, couched & satin stitch depicting portrait of St. Francis at center w/ acts of charity & kindness in surrounding medallions including the miracle of crossing the Strait of Messina, polychrome flora ls including calla lilies, roses & tulips, cherubs & scrolls between medallions, particolored red, yellow & off-white silk fringe at left, right & lower edge & along upper register, lined in light blue silk, ties of off-white cotton or linen to reverse, 43.5” x 104”, (wear/pulls, loss & discoloration, spot stains up to 0.5”, trim loss along top edge, minor shatter & discoloration to backing, 20” x 13” patch to back, discoloration/wear to fringe) Excellent. Provenance: Brooklyn Museum.

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