A QUEEN ANNE EMBROIDERED BEDCOVER

Lot 18
22.07.2020 11:00UTC +00:00
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ID 375825
Lot 18 | A QUEEN ANNE EMBROIDERED BEDCOVER
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 40 000
A QUEEN ANNE EMBROIDERED BEDCOVER

CIRCA 1710, POSSIBLY AFTER A DESIGN BY JAMES LEMAN

The ivory linen ground quilted in pale yellow and embroidered in silks and metal thread with central, oval, frilled medallion and four corner medallions, all with a couched gilt ground, the linen field embroidered with flame-filled cornucopias and ‘Bizarre’ motifs resembling musical horns, the original borders/valance worked with similar motifs, reconfigured to fit a larger bed with bolster

83 x 86 in. (211 x 218 cm.) overall

The central panel: 63 x 59 ½ in. (160 x 151 cm.)

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