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Title: hand-painted silk bedcover from leucio w/pictures
Post by: plking on October 08, 2009, 12:34:21 PM

I think my dad must have got this in Itlay in the mid 50's.  It is blue silk with hand painted flowers and looks like it might be Romeo and Juliet.  Can anyone tell me where to go for a value?

Title: Re: hand-painted silk bedcover from leucio
Post by: KC on October 08, 2009, 12:38:44 PM

Welcome to the forum!  Glad you are here!  We would love to help you but you need to have pics posted!

Title: Re: hand-painted silk bedcover from leucio w/pictures
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on October 13, 2009, 01:03:40 PM

Moving this one back to the front, looks like there are pics posted now.

Title: Re: hand-painted silk bedcover from leucio w/pictures
Post by: KC on October 13, 2009, 08:04:07 PM

The only info I have found on this over the years is that they were made in Italy.  You see more for sale in the US than Italy.

They are predominantly from the the 1930's - 1950's.  They sell from $59 to $250 depending on condition/size/colors/and most of all....what someone will pay.

They sell higher here (in the US) than Italy.

Title: Re: hand-painted silk bedcover from leucio w/pictures
Post by: regularjoe2 on October 14, 2009, 12:40:24 AM

I'd go along with KC's opinion , as to general prices .

San Leucio was THE major center for silk trade/manufacture in Italy in the 18th century , all the way up to about 1832 .
The silks produced there during those periods are amoung the highest - priced silks from Italy ( in today's marketplace ) ... they often adorned the palaces of kings & other fancy-pantsed sorts .