Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 03 Oct 2024
A GEORGE III NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
A GEORGE III NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
BY ANN HICKLING, DATED '1805'
worked in colours with a parrot in a tree amongst insects and other birds including a pair of phoenix, above a prayer flanked by a pair of figures and the inscription 'Ann. Hickling. Aged. Twelve Years. December. 13. 1805' flanked by a pair of falconers, inside a meandering border of strawberries, in a glazed Bird's eye maple frame
32.2 x 42.2cm
Provenance
Glen House, Bruton.