Object of Desire: Palazzo Nani Bernardo

19th-century Turkish silk embroidered on a red ground, with gold embroidery. Small faceted garnets inside, and baroque pearls.

18th-century brocade with a cream ground, polychrome and gold, circa 1740.
18th-century embroidery. Small mother-of-pearl elements and baroque pearls. Fragments of Roman glass from Afghanistan. Coral root beads.

Ottoman embroidery in gold thread on pale blue ground, baroque pearls and quartz

Sumptuous 18th-century brocade, cream ground with floral motifs… faceted garnets, semi-precious stones, mother-of-pearl, baroque pearls, crystal, and fragments of antique glass.

19th-century Turkish silk embroidered on a red ground, with gold
embroidery. Small faceted garnets inside, and baroque pearls

Early 19th-century Indian cashmere, semi-precious beads (blue aquamarines), antique coral branches, and coral beads.

18th century textiles, semiprecious stones

Pale blue silk with gold embroidery, Ottoman, 19th century; antique silk velvet in a deep garnet hue. A necklace of faceted labradorite beads. Grey baroque pearls at the tips of the leaves on the head.

17th-century silk embroidery with floral motifs; baroque pearls, mother-of-pearl, crystal, small faceted amethyst drops, and a small enameled butterfly

18th-century cream-ground silk embroidered with polychrome flowers; small faceted garnets, pearls, and elements of Roman glass from Afghanistan; antique blue silk velvet

18th-century cream-ground silk embroidered with polychrome flowers; small faceted garnets and numerous elements of Roman glass from
Afghanistan

Linen embroidered with a Tree of Life motif in indigo blue and beige, England, 17th–18th century. Coral accents on the fruit and on the small buds.

18th-century Venetian velvet in red and gold, coral and faceted coral cabochons (19th century)
H 35 cm

Antique midnight blue silk velvet, 19th-century embroidery, art deco gold
sequins, small mediterranean red coral beads

Ottoman embroidery in gold thread on pale blue ground, baroque pearls and quartz

18th century ground silk embroidered with blue and gold floral motifs. pale blue silk with gold embroidery, Ottoman, 19th century.
On the branch with the pear, at the base, three celestine stones (a type of pale blue quartz). Small faceted labradorite beads appear on the wings and at the top of the pear. Bracelets around the legs are also made of labradorite.

18th century ground silk embroidered with blue and gold floral motifs. pale blue silk with gold embroidery, Ottoman, 19th century.
On the branch with the pear, at the base, three celestine stones (a type of pale blue quartz). Small faceted labradorite beads appear on the wings and at the top of the pear. Bracelets around the legs are also made of labradorite.