Description
A Striking Pair of 17th Century Italian Needlework Banners, Circa 1670. The panels worked in coloured silk floss enriched with metallic threads; each designed with a flower-filled vase including fritillaria, lily, carnation, rose and daffodil. Hanging from a triple arched baton with embelllished with a fringe incorporating elaborate tassels to the bottom, backed in cerise silk, 53” x 25” (135 cm x 64 cm). [Provenance: Cold Overton Hall, Leicestershire. Private collection of William Stokes and C.K. Binns].