Lot 140

Two George III Framed Silk Embroideries

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

British or Continental, late 18th/early 19th century, one of pheasant type bird perched in tree, signed bottom center "S Bannester 1789", sight 12-3/4 x 17-3/4 in.; birds eye maple frame 16-1/4 x 21-3/4 in.; floral bouquet on cream ground, sight 12-3/4 x 10-3/4 in.; gilt composite frame 15-1/4 x 15-1/2 in.

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia

Condition

both with fading and browning of cream colored ground, pheasant with additional foxing and likely moisture damage, both with abrasions to frame