Beautiful Rare Twenties French Lingerie Lace - Example 20 hand made ribbon Approx late 1800's

Approx late 1800's

"George Oyston was a British artist whose soft-focused watercolors depicted isolated scenes of the rural countryside around the River Thames

Signed in the bottom right corner S Innocenti - not dated

5cm x 40cm

The design is titled Begonia which is within the makers stamp to the base

Beautiful Rare Twenties French Lingerie Lace - Example 20 hand made ribbon Approx late 1800'sI have acquired a small collection of French lingerie lace from the 1920's possibly early 30's that was found all together in an old box that was originally from (what I assume) was the original atelier. A large fine netted ground with the design appliqud in a fine silk chiffon. Each section of the design has been edged in a couched silk thread. Exquisite. This lace style tended to be produced in more 'caf au lait' tones which was very fashionable for