An extraordinary set of "his and hers" pillow shams with simply gorgeous embroidered monograms, "AG." These beautiful shams are loomed of the finest and silkiest pure white "fil de lin" linen and although a true pair, each sham differs slightly one from the other in several ways. They both have an almost identical elaborate monogram, embroidered in a very important relief of bourdon and tige point and accented with a garland of leaves and berries; however, the execution of the letter "G" is done in a different script on each sham. Both shams equally have a fine bobbin lace scalloped border, but one sham has a one inch linen ruffle between the pocket and the lace border whereas the second has a ruffle measuring two inches. The dimensions, too are slightly different as well as the fact that one sham closes at the back with nine mother-of-pearl buttons while the second has eight buttons. As the name implies, these "his and hers" sets of pillow shams showed slight differences in order to distinguish one from the other. This very fine set of shams likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century and is in impeccable condition. Dimensions sham one: interior 26 x 25in., exterior 30 x 29in., sham two: interior 22 x 21.5in., exterior 28.5 x 28in.
PRICE:
SOLD (complimentary delivery)
ITEM: 1854