Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - Two of Two weathervane sulky driver I just love the colorful

I just love the colorful patterning of the skirt

a cavalry regiment of the British Army

charging forward with strength and resilience into the new decade

but very pretty still

The one wispy gold and red tree

Antique Round Braided Silk Tabletop Mat - Two of Two weathervane sulky driver I just love the colorfulI've become such a fan of these old braided mats, and look at a lot of them before landing on ones I really like. This and one other I am listing I found together and assume were made by the same person, who I think had a very good eye for color and pattern. Good on the table under the coffee pot or tea pot or dishes or candlesticks or whatever. 13 1 2" in diameter and in good antique condition on both side, definitely used and a bit faded, but lovely.