Lot 264
  • 264

A Regency painted and embroidered silk needlework picture of a gentleman seated in his garden circa 1820

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • silk, wood
  • height 13 in.; width 17 1/2 in.
  • 33 cm; 44.5 cm
reputedly depicting the actor David Garrick (1717-1779).

Provenance

Witney Antiques, Oxfordshire, December 10, 2003

Condition

In very good condition with colors retaining their vibrancy; occasional breaks to longer floats; little wear to painted decoration; occasional spots and marks to silk ground; gilt frame with minor scratches, rubbing, and abrasions; small loss to gesso at bottom of frame; not examined out of frame.
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