RARE LOUIS XIV 1600s to 1700s Paint de Saint-Cyr Antique Micro Petitpoint Embroidery Tapestry, Needlepoint still life Fantastic antique Victorian era French

Fantastic antique Victorian era French Ed

The figures are wonderful

this one came to us along with several other equally fine Bohemian art works in glass

A magnificent and very large needlework Masterpiece

RARE LOUIS XIV 1600s to 1700s Paint de Saint-Cyr Antique Micro Petitpoint Embroidery Tapestry, Needlepoint still life Fantastic antique Victorian era FrenchThis is the finest stitching in a needlepoint embroidered tapestry we've ever seen. Those stitches on the faces of the figures are less than 1mm each, and even the larger stitches on the panel are smaller than petitpoint items done today. The work you see is one panel of a pair we bought recently out of France, (each sold separately), and represents, we think, Mary praying at the tomb of Jesus. The detail and rich colors in silk and wool yarns is