Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 468
A FRAGMENT OF GENOESE VELVET
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £150
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Description
A FRAGMENT OF GENOESE VELVET
ITALIAN, 18TH CENTURY
depicting a vase of flowers amongst further foliage, together with a silkwork fragment, possibly late 17th century, of a pair of busts holding up cornucopiae of flowers flanking a mask, on a red velvet ground (2)
61 x 45cm (max)
Provenance
From the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Catalogue Note
A label to the back of the first item described states that this fragment was part of the decoration of the dining room of Mentmore Towers and was originally purchased at the Stowe sale of 1848.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.