A pair of 18th century Italian embroidered silk and metal thread pictures by Marianna Elmo

A pair of 18th century Italian embroidered silk and metal thread pictures by Marianna Elmo, of saints surrounded by angels, the female saint before a city, both signed 'Marianna Elmo', Lecce mid 18th century, 37.7 x 28.3cm, in glazed parcel gilt moulded walnut frames. (2)

Provenance: The part contents of a Wiltshire Rectory.

Marianna Elmo (b.1739) was the daughter of the painter Salento Serafino Elmo and became one of the most prominent embroiderers in Lecce specialising in the technique of ricamo. See Sotheby's Important Furniture, Silver and Ceramics, London 6th July 2010, lot 32 for a pair of silk portraits of the King and Queen of Naples by Marianna Elmo.