Lot Essay
The arms appear to probably be those of the du Ranne of Picardy, Northern France.
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Details
A FRENCH GROS POINT HORIZONTAL PANEL FROM A SETTEE BACK
Early 18th Century
Worked in coloured wools and silks with petit point details, with stylised "bizarre" fruit and foliage, including out-sized strawberries, with a chinoiserie and another figure and exotic birds against a dark round, the centre with a pair of angels flanking a shield worked with a coat of arms, recent mounting, re-workings and restorations, cut down
66 in. x 23 in. (168 cm. x 59 cm.)
Early 18th Century
Worked in coloured wools and silks with petit point details, with stylised "bizarre" fruit and foliage, including out-sized strawberries, with a chinoiserie and another figure and exotic birds against a dark round, the centre with a pair of angels flanking a shield worked with a coat of arms, recent mounting, re-workings and restorations, cut down
66 in. x 23 in. (168 cm. x 59 cm.)