Pair Antique Silk Embroidery Tapestry Panels, Ready for Making Pillows - Late 1700s to Early 1800s desk top but we can't begin to

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gouache or watercolor on card or heavy paper

and while there are some light surface abrasions on the backside

the lenses are intact and so is the original leather nose guard as you can see

The top has two sides that open completely to make accessing the contents as easy as possible

Pair Antique Silk Embroidery Tapestry Panels, Ready for Making Pillows - Late 1700s to Early 1800s desk top but we can't begin toThis superb and supple undamaged pair of 2 Chinoise silk embroidery (like needlepoint but in heavy silk yarns) pair just beg to be made up into lushly fringed and down filled decorator pillows. The silk yarns are thick, super soft, and clean. The themes are as wonderful as is the silk. The exotic Far East, and fanciful, as well. I'd pretty well bet they're late 1700s, but I'll say early 1800s just to be conservative. You are buying 2 panels, one