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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 448591, member: 51&quot;]Thanks all.&nbsp; And appreciate the cleaning tips, Sandra.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree, definitely not refined, was thinking some one off piece, a kind of folk art.&nbsp; I believe the back is silk.&nbsp; I was thinking earlier than 60s.&nbsp; It has a bit of that 60s vibe with the naked people and flowers, but in the hand the piece feels older.&nbsp; The fabric in the back in particular.&nbsp; And the beads look older to my eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>True that the beads might be a clue.&nbsp; I do have a friend locally that owns a bead store and might be able to give thoughts.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was at a professionally run estate sale, the items at the home were unbelievable.&nbsp; Chinese antiquities, MCM designer Italian furniture, antiques from the east coast, someone was going on and on about a 18C clock from North Carolina. People were checking out with bills of $5K.&nbsp; I was in the somewhat early group, I didn&#039;t make a rush for the Chinese expensive stuff because I am not experienced enough to spend $500 on a Chinese piece and instead made a bee line for the jewelry case. Was going for a brooch I saw in the photos, got in by the jewelry grabbed the brooch ($8) and this embroidery piece was in the case with the jewelry ($20).&nbsp; I knew I would never see another, lol, and it was two days after Christmas so got it for myself.&nbsp; The check out person said, &quot;Might be 18C&quot;.&nbsp; I totally disregarded that, but wasn&#039;t going to rule out first half of the 20th century based on the glass beads and silk backing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably one of a kind, well, I&#039;ve got a place for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>More thoughts welcome, of course.&nbsp; If I get any input from my bead friend, will report back.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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