18th May, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

Costume, Accessories & Textiles

 
  Lot 2086
 

2086

Early 18th Century Wool Picture Worked in Gros and Petit Point, depicting two figures carrying...

Early 18th Century Wool Picture Worked in Gros and Petit Point, depicting two figures carrying staffs in the background standing with a lamb, in a wooded landscape, and in the foreground a seated spotty dog and grey and red parrot on perch, framed, 74cm by 78cm

Provenance: From the Estate of The Late Josephine Orskey 

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500


 

Couple of very small areas overall where stitches missing including top of pictures in the sky and top right edge of sky. Right hand figure - some stitches missing to chest. Left hand figure - stitched missing to one leg. Couple of areas where threads missing from the parrot around blocks of colours, slight fading overall and wear. This has not been inspected out of the frame and therefore we can not comment on the edges.

 


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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 18th May, 2019

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