Sale 9726
London, South Kensington
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3 December 2013
Price realised
GBP 1,875
Estimate
AN ENGLISH SILK EMBROIDERED ALTAR FRONT DATED 1915 Embroidered with floral scrolls and flowerheads on a silk ground signed and dated 'Sibyl Shearman 1915', in a gilt plaster frame 39½ x 78½ in. (100 x 200 cm.) overall
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A Lt. Col. Shearman was killed at Ypres in 1915. His wife Sybil Cookson could have embroidered the altar front as a commemoration for her husband.
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This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage
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