Lot 251
  • 251

A pair of George III painted and embroidered silk needlework pictures of a mother and son circa 1800

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • silk, wood
  • oval height 9 in.; width 6 in.
  • 22.9 cm; 15.2 cm
within verre églomisé and giltwood frames.

Provenance

Arthur Ackerman & Sons, New York
Witney Antiques, Oxfordshire, December 8, 2001

Condition

Good condition with some wear and fading to painted faces with one needlework with more extensive fading than the other; frame with rubbing and scratches to gilding; not examined out of frame.
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