Discovery
Description:
Three Brussels Lace Articles, c. 1850-1925, including two shawls and a fichu.
Provenance: Formerly property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Estimate $600-800
Fichu, overall very good, with one or two brown spots and a couple of very small holes to net, one triangular shawl with some scattered holes, a tear at edge, and some brown spots, the more ornate triangular shawl with a few brown spots, possibly a couple of very small holes to net, but overall very good condition.
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