Furniture & Works of Art - 1st July 2015
Lot 119
A late 19th century Italian needlework picture
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £300
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Description
A late 19th century Italian needlework picture, depicting an urn of vine leaves and grapes with a pair of peacocks flanking the Christian symbol Chi-Rho, 48.5 x 67.5, in a glazed Florentine carved giltwood frame.
Provenance: Sir Russell Hornby of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire who inherited it from his maternal uncle, 'Count' Redmond Toler Clayton-Browne Clayton of the Villa La Punta, Cervara, Santa Margherita, Ligure, Italy.