Lot 75: - Selwyn Image (1849 - 1930) and the Royal School of Art Needlework , 'Venus': An embroidery panel

Name: - Selwyn Image (1849 - 1930) and the Royal School of Art Needlework , 'Venus': An embroidery panel
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 7ixpor4tcb

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomMarch 20, 2008

Item Overview

Description

circa 1880 woollen embroidery on linen, depicting the goddess against a stylised foliate ground, mounted

Dimensions

measurements 231.5cm. high by 150cm. wide (with mounting); alternate measurements 7ft 7¼in., 4ft 11in.

Artist or Maker

Selwyn Image

Literature

Barbara Morris, Victorian Embroidery, An Authoritative Guide, Mineola, New York, 2003, pl. 56, p. 137

Notes

This design is also illustrated in L. Higgin, Handbook of Embroidery, London, 1880 (see right).

Auction Details

The Best of British - Design from the 19th and 20th Centuries - Paul Reeves: The Auction

Sotheby's

March 20, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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