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Fri, Jul 31, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 374

Three Biblical Silk and Watercolor Embroideries

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
three Biblical scenes: probably British, 19th century, depiction of angel feeding a kneeling man a wafer, silk chenille, wool, watercolor on silk, 16-1/4 in.; eglomise mat, gilt composite frame, 18-1/2 x 20-1/2 in.; depiction of Moses in the Bulrushes, silk, ink and watercolor on silk, 14 x 18-1/2 in.; wood and gilt cove molding frame, 19-1/2 x 24 in.; oval depiction of Moses in the Bulrushes, wool, watercolor and ink on silk ground, 15 x 18-1/2 in.; gilt painted wood frame, 27 x 28-1/2 in., Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina

Condition

angel work slightly off center, losses to wool and chenille, shattering of silk, fading, losses to frame, Moses work with losses to silk ground and faces, fading, abrasions to frame, 2nd Moses with shattering of silk ground, fading, minor abrasions to frame
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