SOLD! for $1,088.00.
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Selling with Case- Low Estimate: $300.00
- High Estimate: $350.00
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British Royal Navy coat of arms, hand-embroidered silk needlework patriotic image depicting a central shield surmounted by the English crown with the crowned lion and red rose of England on the left side, and Scottish Unicorn and thistles on the right, with British Admiralty flags and ship's sails visible in the background, and a scrolled banner below having the motto of the British monarch "DIEU ET MON DROIT". Housed and matted under glass in a gilt wormy wood frame. Sight: 18" H x 24" W. Framed: 24 1/2" H x 30 1/2" W. Likely a Japanese export for the European market. Late 19th century.
PROVENANCE: The estate of McAlister W. Anderson, Nashville, Tennessee.
CONDITION: Some losses to embroidery causing fraying to silk in lower margin, and some light scattered areas of fraying throughout. Some toning to center. Otherwise in very good condition.
