ID 960856 
Lot 228  | A VICTORIAN EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 10 000 
DESIGNED BY GERTRUDE JEKYLL 1874-75, WORKED BY THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK, 1875-82
Executed in longstitch and running stitch, depicting a wheatsheaf above a ribbon-tied spray of profusely scrolling acanthus and flowers including cornflowers, irises, convolvulus and carnations, on a gold ground, with the VR/RSAN monogram beneath a crown to the lower centre, minor repairs, in a later moulded giltwood frame by Mallett, the back of the stretchers inscribed in pencil 'North End of Room, Right Hand Side of Arch' and 'Right of Entrance No. 1 / 107'
95 x 76 1/4 in. (242.5 x 193.5 cm.) including frame
Provenance
The Dukes of Westminster, The Ebury Rooms, Eaton Hall, Cheshire.
Sold as a set of thirteen panels, Christie's, London, 13 September 2007, lot 1100.
Acquired from Mallett London, 2012.
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| Applied technique: | Embroidery | 
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| Medium: | Textile | 
| Art style: | Arts & Crafts (1880-1910) | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Category: | Decorative panels | 
| Applied technique: | Embroidery | 
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| Medium: | Textile | 
| Art style: | Arts & Crafts (1880-1910) | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom | 
| Category: | Decorative panels | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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