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ANTIQUE #SA1159502

a Spanish Velvet Cope

£3,400    $4,550    €3,981
Circa 1580-1600
 
With a velvet orphrey of appliquéd silk and couched metal thread bearing the coat of arms of El Escorial - the gridiron of St. Lawrence - and two others, each a martyr’s crown and palm leaves, amid curling acanthus leaves between borders of narrow scrolls, above a burgundy and yellow silk fringe and widths of plain burgundy silk velvet. With an attached label attesting the cope’s origin in the Royal Chapel…
 
‘ 2 ECLESIASTIC COPE
 
RED VELVET WITH BROAD BORDER EMBROIDERED IN GOLD AND SILVER EMBELLISHED WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE ESCORIAL AND THE ROYAL CROWN OF THE DEFENDER OF THE FAITH.
 
FROM THE ROYAL CHAPEL *OF THE ESCORIAL THE HOME OF THE SPANISH KINGS
 
PERIOD PHILIP 11 1527 - 1599 ’
 
The orphrey may be compared to that on a 16th century cope made in the workshops established by Philip II in El Escorial and now on display in the Galería de las Colecciones Reales, Madrid (inv. 10050216).
 
Provenance: The collection of Rafaello Amati.
 
 
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1159502
Dateline of this antique is 16th Century
Height is 127cm (50.0inches)
Width is 246cm (96.9inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1159502 shown on this page was made in the 16th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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