Arts and Crafts - 17th June 2015
Lot 226
I Giorni an ebonised wood cabinet on stand inset with embroidered panels designed by Walter Crane
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £4200
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Description
I Giorni an ebonised wood cabinet on stand inset with embroidered panels designed by Walter Crane, the embroidery believed to be by Mary Francis Crane on her honeymoon, the panels depicting classical figures, set in two hinged doors with painted detail, the interior with bronze gilded paper panels, cabinet 82cm high, 82cm wide, 32cm deep, stand 77cm high, 95cm wide and 48cm deep
Provenance
Walter Crane, thence by descent