Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

May Premier Auction: Day 1

Fri, May 19, 2017 12:00PM EDT - Sun, May 21, 2017 12:00PM EDT
Lot 305

Two British Silk Needleworks

Estimate: $500 - $800

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
early 19th century, one depicting the lovers Cymon and Iphgenia, silk thread on silk, later paint decorated wood frame, 13-1/2 x 9 in. (sight); [losses of silk ground and shattering of silk upper right corner, light fading, minor losses to frame]; one oval silk and water color embroidery of young woman wearing a hat and apron holding a sheaf of wheat, eglomise mat, wood frame, 9 x 7 in. (sight), [scattered light foxing silk ground in sky area, light fading]. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Marjorie S. Fisher, Palm Beach, Florida