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Four-piece lot of late 19th to early 20th century Italian domestic textiles from Piedmont, including two white linen/cotton parlour maid aprons and two handmade lace collars, in an Edoardian/Tardo-Victorian style.
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Rare and exceptional lot consisting of 4 original vintage textile pieces (late 1800s / early 1900s), direct testimony of the formal attire of high-ranking domestic staff in northern Italy (Piedmont). The lot includes two refined white serving aprons (parlour maid) and two sought-after ornamental lace collars handmade. The extraordinariness of this lot lies in its state of preservation and in the presence of the original vintage paper trade label still attached with red thread to one of the collars, testimony to a piece never used and frozen in time for over a century.
Detail of Included Pieces:
Afternoon Service Apron with Pocket:
Material: Ancient high-quality Linen/Cotton.
Details: Characterized by a dense and masterful sartorial pleating (tucks) on the waist band and enriched by a splendid and substantial lower border in hand-made geometric lace. Equipped with the original side pocket edged in lace, once used to hold small service tools, and with a bib.
Ornamental Parlour Apron (Pinafore):
Material: Very fine linen/cotton and lace.
Exceptionally lavish model, almost entirely composed of carved lace and floral lace along the outer borders. This level of finishing was reserved for grand occasions, such as serving afternoon tea in the presence of guests of the gentleman’s house. Features fabric straps and entirely hand-assembled details.
Scarf / Woman’s Necktie in Lappet (with Label)
Needle lace on very fine mesh.
Elegant collar scarf with leaf-shaped/sweet-sided terminal motifs and exceptionally delicate floral embroidery. Preserves the intact original octagonal antique label handwritten in ink, bearing the Piemonte haberdashery catalog/inventory code of the time ("78.98 iaa"). Unworn and unwashed.
Rolled Circular Collar (Bertha Model):
Valenciennes/Modano lace.
Splendid circular flounce collar with stylized floral motifs and a fine geometric knit background. Designed to be laid flat around the necklines of dark dresses or at the base of high Edwardian collars, with a front cross-fastening prepared for a brooch.
This lot consists of authentic period artifacts, dating back more than a century. As historical objects preserved over time, the ivory/eggshell tones and the microscopic irregularities of the weave or handmade lace should not be considered defects, but valuable testimony and proof of their absolute authenticity. We invite you to carefully view the rich photo gallery, which is an integral part of the description, to appreciate the splendid condition of the pieces.
Rare and exceptional lot consisting of 4 original vintage textile pieces (late 1800s / early 1900s), direct testimony of the formal attire of high-ranking domestic staff in northern Italy (Piedmont). The lot includes two refined white serving aprons (parlour maid) and two sought-after ornamental lace collars handmade. The extraordinariness of this lot lies in its state of preservation and in the presence of the original vintage paper trade label still attached with red thread to one of the collars, testimony to a piece never used and frozen in time for over a century.
Detail of Included Pieces:
Afternoon Service Apron with Pocket:
Material: Ancient high-quality Linen/Cotton.
Details: Characterized by a dense and masterful sartorial pleating (tucks) on the waist band and enriched by a splendid and substantial lower border in hand-made geometric lace. Equipped with the original side pocket edged in lace, once used to hold small service tools, and with a bib.
Ornamental Parlour Apron (Pinafore):
Material: Very fine linen/cotton and lace.
Exceptionally lavish model, almost entirely composed of carved lace and floral lace along the outer borders. This level of finishing was reserved for grand occasions, such as serving afternoon tea in the presence of guests of the gentleman’s house. Features fabric straps and entirely hand-assembled details.
Scarf / Woman’s Necktie in Lappet (with Label)
Needle lace on very fine mesh.
Elegant collar scarf with leaf-shaped/sweet-sided terminal motifs and exceptionally delicate floral embroidery. Preserves the intact original octagonal antique label handwritten in ink, bearing the Piemonte haberdashery catalog/inventory code of the time ("78.98 iaa"). Unworn and unwashed.
Rolled Circular Collar (Bertha Model):
Valenciennes/Modano lace.
Splendid circular flounce collar with stylized floral motifs and a fine geometric knit background. Designed to be laid flat around the necklines of dark dresses or at the base of high Edwardian collars, with a front cross-fastening prepared for a brooch.
This lot consists of authentic period artifacts, dating back more than a century. As historical objects preserved over time, the ivory/eggshell tones and the microscopic irregularities of the weave or handmade lace should not be considered defects, but valuable testimony and proof of their absolute authenticity. We invite you to carefully view the rich photo gallery, which is an integral part of the description, to appreciate the splendid condition of the pieces.
Details
Number of objects
4
Period
Late 19th century
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Reasonable
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