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Long damask banquet tablecloth with leopards,...

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Long damask banquet tablecloth with leopards, circa 1820-30. Very long tablecloth in rare linen damask with a wide border of scrolls with long and supple leaves cut and punctuated with exotic flowers where leopards walk softly, the spandrels with beautiful florets with tendrils and acanthus leaves supporting a trained dog with spotted fur, the frame with frieze of acanthus leaves, the field cloisonné of leafy friezes intersecting with friezes of scrolls, small well structured bouquets of daisies, Very small monogram of marking CL embroidered very finely in red in the point of Cross in a corner. Dim. 6 m x 2,15 m (very good condition)