Sale 6908
London, South Kensington
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11 July 1995
Price realised
GBP 360
Estimate
A needlework panel of coloured wools and silks, with a girl in a landscape, within an elaborate border--43 x 24in. (110 x 61cm.), dated 1777; and a large quantity of embroidered seat covers, 19th and 20th century See Illustration
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