Rare Panel In Brocatelle, Origin Manufacture Le Manach Tours - Italy Or Spain XVIth

Late 16th century Italy or Spain Precious hand-woven Brocatelle panel, cherry silk warp, and linen weft and silver silk. Skilful weaving in two full widths of their edges (56 cm wide) including satin of 5 for the warp decoration, and edging background for the silk weft. Large Renaissance decoration with medallions in fleurons and pomegranates, and mullions ringed with knots. This type of lampas was used indifferently for Furniture or Dress. On the back the three-turn stamp, indicating the provenance of the archives of the Manufacture Le Manach in Tours. A few pulled threads but good general structural condition. Dimensions: 135 cm x 112 cm This famous 16th century motif from the Italian Renaissance, appeared in a Florentine velvet in the first version. It will also be produced during the 17th century in Italy and Spain, with tiny variations in the design, in the form of damask, brocatelle or velvet. Often available in fragment, it is however rare to collect it in such a large format. A coat of arms stamp with three towers in an angle indicates its origin from the bottom of the Manufacture Le Manach in Tours, dispersed in the auction room in Paris, about ten years ago. It is found in several museum collections around the world, including that of the Royal Ontario Museum.