Renaissance Venetian Silk Velvet Valance pillow with a cherub Very difficult to capture the

Very difficult to capture the sparkling silver metallic ground which is decorated with raised and padded goldwork

Backed with antique silk brocade

Upon very fine quality Magenta antique Silk Velvet

Finished on four sides with wide antique gold metallic and linen braid

Renaissance Venetian Silk Velvet Valance pillow with a cherub Very difficult to capture theA Renaissance Bed Valance Italy Second half 16th century From a set of bed hangings originally part of the decor from a castle in France A long impressive valance comprising seven sections featuring Venetian silk velvet, voided to reveal gold metallic ground featuring Pomegranates embellished with Silver metal Boucle work . Together with Seven needlework Obelisk Coat of Arms ,most likely of Renate Italy Edged with early 16th century Elizabethan