"Large Shawl In Ombre Chantilly Lace - Black - 19th Century"
LARGE SHAWL IN SHADED CHANTILLY LACE 19TH CENTURY PATTERNS: PROFUSION OF FLOWER BOUQUETS, RIBBONS, LILY FLOWERS - ARABESQUES SHADOW EFFECT BY MORE OR LESS TIGHT WORK BORN IN CHANTILLY AT THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY, CHANTILLY LACE WAS AN IMPORTANT ARTISANAL ARTIVITY DURING THE 19TH CENTURY. IT REPRESENTS THE INFLUENCE OF THE PRINCES OF CONDE ON THIS REGION - IT WAS MADE FASHIONABLE ESPECIALLY BY THE EMPRESS EUGENIE DE MONTIJO SHAWL DIMENSIONS: 260 CM BY 135 IN HEIGHT AT THE POINT VERY GOOD CONDITION