Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil hardwood bossing hammer As far as beautiful wooden

As far as beautiful wooden toys that have become icons of modern design

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but in very good condition

in my case re-learning

Of course I like it for the EYE (as in Critical Eye

Wonderful Antique French Hand-embroidered Figurative Doily: Soleil hardwood bossing hammer As far as beautiful woodenClearly I've been paying attention to antique lace and linens of late, especially figurative pieces, which seem to me to be a great trove of folk art delights! This this handmade linen doily, spelling "soleil" at left (wonderfully divided across two lines as if an afterthought, or adapted to fit) is certainly French, and I believe may reference Louis XIV, the "sun king", in its depiction of this Sun God warrior with sword, rayed crown, and royal lion