Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 13th January 2022
Lot 420
A REGENCY WOOLWORK EMBROIDERED PICTURE OF A LION WITH A SNAKE
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £600
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Description
A REGENCY WOOLWORK EMBROIDERED PICTURE OF A LION WITH A SNAKE
AFTER JAMES NORTHCOTE, R. A. (1746-1831), EARLY 19TH CENTURY
worked in various stitches with coloured silk and wool, depicting a recumbent lion grappling with a snake in a landscape setting, in a glazed ebonised reeded frame
53.2 x 67.8cm
Provenance
The Sir Michael Codron Collection of Lions.