Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - The Age of Oak - 14th January 2025
Lot 285
A QUEEN ANNE NEEDLEWORK PANEL
Estimate £700 - £1,000 | Hammer £819
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Description
A QUEEN ANNE NEEDLEWORK PANEL
C.1700-10
centred by a seated queen, probably Queen Anne, an orb and crown at her feet, below a swagged fabric canopy, a chequered floor to the foreground and beneath the inscription 'Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas’, (in vanity of vanities, all (is) vanity : earthly life is ultimately empty), an oval vignette to each corner depicting a rural scene, with a ground of lozenge shaped depictions of cherubs, modern unglazed frame
100.5 x 71.5cm (the panel)