Rare Antique Aubusson Fine Tapestry Border: C18th France bed hanging would look lovely across a

would look lovely across a window

*This was very difficult to capture in photographs

As is usual in these early waistcoats the decoration is concentrated down the centre front with the main body having a sprinkling of rosebuds

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Rare Antique Aubusson Fine Tapestry Border: C18th France bed hanging would look lovely across aStunning colors in this rare 18th century tapestry border. French in origin, probably Aubusson. Depicting a row of leaves or flames down the middle with a tulip shaped repeating pattern along one side. Finely handwoven in wool and silk threads over a metal thread base. Part of the metal thread weaving you can see at one side and in some of the leaf designs where the top threads have slightly worn leaving the metal threads exposed. Worked in rich