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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 296617, member: 267"]My friend was told quite a while back that this was a very good 19th Century "copy of" or "in the style of Jean Revel" designer (1684-1751), the ‘Raphael of silk design’. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a bio on Revel from the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/research-journal/issue-no.-4-summer-2012/a-portrait-of-the-raphael-of-silk-design/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/research-journal/issue-no.-4-summer-2012/a-portrait-of-the-raphael-of-silk-design/" rel="nofollow">V&A Museum.</a> There's no catalog of his designs, so no real way to verify. </p><p><br /></p><p>I opened the back, to see if there were any clues how it was made. Not really revealing to me - not an expert. </p><p><br /></p><p>As over-the-top as I thought this was (up close), it's kind of sedate or muted compared to some of his other designs. But it's extremely pretty and I guess the value is in its eye appeal, condition and size. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's in really beautiful condition, fairly large at 4' x 7'. Backed with silk and edged with Victorian machine made soutache edging or rick-rack. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, ya'lls - any input appreciated <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]96594[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]96595[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]96596[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]96597[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]96600[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 296617, member: 267"]My friend was told quite a while back that this was a very good 19th Century "copy of" or "in the style of Jean Revel" designer (1684-1751), the ‘Raphael of silk design’. Here's a bio on Revel from the [URL='http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/research-journal/issue-no.-4-summer-2012/a-portrait-of-the-raphael-of-silk-design/']V&A Museum.[/URL] There's no catalog of his designs, so no real way to verify. I opened the back, to see if there were any clues how it was made. Not really revealing to me - not an expert. As over-the-top as I thought this was (up close), it's kind of sedate or muted compared to some of his other designs. But it's extremely pretty and I guess the value is in its eye appeal, condition and size. It's in really beautiful condition, fairly large at 4' x 7'. Backed with silk and edged with Victorian machine made soutache edging or rick-rack. Thanks, ya'lls - any input appreciated ;) [ATTACH=full]96594[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]96595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]96596[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]96597[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]96600[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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