* Embroidery. An embroidered panel made into a cushion cover, English, possibly 17th century (or later), hand-embroidered panel with a symmetrical design of strapwork enclosing rampant lions, rabbits, birds, and leaves, worked in silk threads in shades of red, pink, green, blue, brown and cream, using a variety of stitches (chain, stem, herringbone, feather), on an oyster silk ground, heavily worn, with losses to embroidery, and most of surface of silk perished revealing wool backing, sometime made into a cushion cover, with rear panel of beige silk stained and partly perished, 55 x 60cm (21.5 x 23.5ins), together with 7 other furnishing items or fabric pieces, including: a heavy hand-made curtain panel, 19th century, printed with an all-over pattern of large flower stems, in shades of pink, blue, green, brown, and mustard yellow, on a light brown ground, joined in centre, lined and interlined, some stains to lining, fringing on sides and lower edge, tacked along raw top edge, slightly faded in places, one area with period darn, some holes at edges, 233.5 x 136cm (92 x 53.5ins); a large turquoise damask coverlet, with 3-branched candlestick pattern in dark green and yellow, composed of 3 pieced lengths, fringed edging to all sides (with threads pulled, a few inches becoming detached on one side), 190.5 x 206ins (75 x 81ins); and 4 hemmed lengths of 1950s barkcloth, with red and green leaf pattern, 2 pieces approximately 190 x 115cm (75 x 45ins) and 2 pieces approximately 137 x 56cm (54 x 22ins)Qty: (11)NOTESProvenance: From a large private estate.
