Rare tablecloth with many animals, spindles, Italy,... Lot 33

Rare tablecloth with many animals, spindles, Italy, circa 1930-35. This tablecloth would be a special and unique order of SA Begum Aga Khan III, with a decoration with twists of branches where many animals hide such as giraffe and elephant under a palm tree at each corner, gazelles and deer, foxes, ermines, squirrels, many birds or snails. Ivory-yellow cotton Dim. 1,25 x 1,30 m at the widest. Good condition, some stains grouped together. Cf. "Lace a History" Mme Santina M. Levey Fig.497 Provenance: Drouot sale of October 21, 1985, Ader Picard Tajan associated auctioneers.