Weaving a tale of cross Channel commerce
THE memory of a long-ago, short-lived trade agreement between England and France was rekindled by an extraordinary embroidered waistcoat that surfaced in the Deburaux & Associés sale in Paris on February 11, when it sold to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich for €5000 (£3470) plus 20.33% buyer’s premium.
The untailored waistcoat, presented in a rectangular glass case with giltwood frame, was woven in gr…