RARE c. 1600s-1700s Fine NeedlePoint Tapestry, Mother & Putti, NeedleWork tole Two serving goblets

Two serving goblets

Unique among those we've bought and offered over the years

We have had Black Forest pieces with gutta percha accents in the past

The frame is also earliest 1800s

there is a circular impressed mark but I'm not sure if that denotes the exact year of manufacture and I can't quite make it out anyway

RARE c. 1600s-1700s Fine NeedlePoint Tapestry, Mother & Putti, NeedleWork tole Two serving gobletsThis is the finest stitching in a needlepoint embroidered tapestry we've ever seen. Those stitches on the faces of the figures are less than 1mm each, and even the larger stitches on the panel are smaller than petitpoint items done today. The work you see is one panel of a pair we bought recently out of France, (each sold separately), and represents, we think, Madonna and baby Jesus. The detail and rich colors in silk and wool yarns is remarkable