Live Auction 1186The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A.
A NEEDLEWORK ALTAR FRONTAL
Lot 466

A NEEDLEWORK ALTAR FRONTAL

Closed19 September 2013

Price Realised

GBP 500

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A NEEDLEWORK ALTAR FRONTAL
PROBABLY PORTUGUESE, 18TH CENTURY
Worked in polychrome silks to a cream silk ground, scrolling acanthus leaves surrounding flowerheads and birds within a floral border including roses, tulips and carnations
19 x 66 in. (48 x 167 cm.) the embroidery
Framed and glazed

Probably F. Jones, Tavistock Street, Bedford, where acquired on 29 October 1929, as '18th century Spanish embroidery panel' (£17.10s.).