Vintage Italian placemat set featuring playful rabbits, birds, and dogs, worked in elaborate handmade Cantù lace with linen centers and dense hand embroidery. Exceptional craftsmanship — richly detailed and beautifully executed. Made in Cantù, Italy, long known for lace of extraordinary delicacy and design.
The runner is especially show-stopping — ornate shape, lavish with lace, and lush with embroidery.
Excellent condition, gently used. Hand laundered, bright and clean. We note some faint shade variations and a few slightly lighter areas on the runner. All minor. The set looks marvelous.
Setting for 12:
12 placemats, 11 × 16 inches;
1 runner, 23 × 56 inches.





