Lot Essay
A pole screen with virtually the same needlework image of the Sacrifice of Isaac is shown in situ at The Grange, Devon in C. Latham, In English Homes, London, 1908, vol.II, p.191.
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Property of Dr. and Mrs. John Hashim
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY POLE SCREEN
THE STAND POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY, THE ASSOCIATED NEEDLEWORK EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY POLE SCREEN
The stand possibly 19th Century, the associated needlework early 18th century
The associated rectangular silk-embroidered petit-point panel depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac set in an extensive landscape, the molded frame with ribbon-wrapped and rosette-carved outer edge, sliding on a turned pole with vasi-form finial and spreading stop-fluted base, the acanthus-headed cabriole legs with talon and ball feet
56¼in. (143cm.) high; the panel: 15¼in. (38.5cm.) high, 18in. (46 cm.) wide
The stand possibly 19th Century, the associated needlework early 18th century
The associated rectangular silk-embroidered petit-point panel depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac set in an extensive landscape, the molded frame with ribbon-wrapped and rosette-carved outer edge, sliding on a turned pole with vasi-form finial and spreading stop-fluted base, the acanthus-headed cabriole legs with talon and ball feet
56¼in. (143cm.) high; the panel: 15¼in. (38.5cm.) high, 18in. (46 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from J.J. Wolff Ltd., New York. 2 June 1975 ($1,300).