Lot 86
  • 86

An English needlework panel mounted within a later low table, 18th century, table later

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • wool, wood, glass
  • height 14 in.; width 30 1/2 in.; depth 23 1/2 in.
  • 35.5 cm; 77.5 cm; 60 cm

Provenance

Mallett at Bourdon House, Sotheby's London, March 9, 2007, lot 708

Literature

Lanto Synge, Art of Embroidery, History of Style and Technique, the Royal School of Needlework, London, 2001, fig. 233, for an illustration of this panel.

Condition

Overall in very good condition. Base with a scratch to one side. Needlework with good retention of color.
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Catalogue Note

The needlework panel now mounted as a low table was most likely originally part of the decoration to the top of a games table. A table that retains its needlework panel depicting cards is in the collection of the Hillwood Museum, Washington DC (33.12).