TWO FRENCH 'CHINOISERIE' NEEDLEWORK PANEL CUSHIONS
18TH CENTURY
Each worked in point de St. Cyr with polychrome wool and silks, one depicting three several figures lounging and backed in a burgundy wool velvet, the other depicting an elephant surrounded by dragons and phoenixes and backed in a Bevilacqua crimson cut and voided silk velvet
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide, the larger
TWO FRENCH 'CHINOISERIE' NEEDLEWORK PANEL CUSHIONS
18TH CENTURY
Each worked in point de St. Cyr with polychrome wool and silks, one depicting three several figures lounging and backed in a burgundy wool velvet, the other depicting an elephant surrounded by dragons and phoenixes and backed in a Bevilacqua crimson cut and voided silk velvet
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high, 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide, the larger