Arts and Crafts - 19th June 2019
Lot 248
An embroidered silk panel of a saint on horseback designed by Mr Geoffrey Webb and worked by his...
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £450
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Description
An embroidered silk panel of a saint on horseback designed by Mr Geoffrey Webb and worked by his wife, the saint possibly Saint George, riding a white steed, on a gilt ground, in colours highlighted in gold metallic thread and another embroidered panel of The Annunciation by Mrs Geoffrey Webb, both framed, applied paper label to reverse of the Annunciation panel, 28cm. square, (image), (2)
Catalogue notes
The paper label suggests the panel was produced for an exhibition, numbered no.2 and titled Burse The Annunciation designed by Geoffrey Webb Sackville House, East Grinstead and embroidered by Mrs Geoffrey Webb.
Geoffrey Fuller Webb (1879-1954), the brother of Christopher Webb and nephew of the architect Sir Aston Webb, trained at Westminster School of Art before taking a position at Charles E Kempe stained glass manufacturers. in 1914 he established his own stained glass studio in East Grinstead. His commissions include The Tree of Jesse (1951) and The Annunciation and Visitation (1952) in Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff Cardiff.