A PAIR OF REGENCE GROS POINT NEEDLEWORK PANELS
POSSIBLY ST CYR, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Each worked with a flower-filled urn beneath a lambrequin and a trelliswork arch flanked by a squirrel and a bird, the urn raised on an elaborate plinth woven with floral garlands and scrolling acanthus leaves; contained within a later border of double ribbon entwined around leafy stems, some replacement/reworked areas
124 x 42 in. (315 x 109 cm.) and 122 x 44 in. (312 x 112 cm.)
A PAIR OF REGENCE GROS POINT NEEDLEWORK PANELS
POSSIBLY ST CYR, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Each worked with a flower-filled urn beneath a lambrequin and a trelliswork arch flanked by a squirrel and a bird, the urn raised on an elaborate plinth woven with floral garlands and scrolling acanthus leaves; contained within a later border of double ribbon entwined around leafy stems, some replacement/reworked areas
124 x 42 in. (315 x 109 cm.) and 122 x 44 in. (312 x 112 cm.)