Description
Hand Embroidered Silk Thread Grand Tour Gilt Framed Sampler, early Nineteenth Century, after an example of a hand engraving by Anjelica Kauffmann
Depicts an oval form view of an affluent Lady placing a wreath on Shakespear tomb, within an eglomise frame with 22carat gold glass surround on a superb giltwood frame. This is commonly titled “Fame at the Tomb of Shakespeare”
Condition: Good condition with nice patination and fresh unfaded colours, possibly never exposed to sunlight. Ready to hang.
Height: (entire including frame) 16” (40.5cm). Width: (of entire) 13.5” (34cm). Depth: 1.5” (3.5cm).
€775.00