An Early 18thC Oval Embroidery of Saint Francis of Assisi c.1730

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An Early 18thC Oval Embroidery of Saint Francis of Assisi c.1730Origin: Probably ItalianPeriod: Early 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1730Width: 21. 25Height: 30. 5The early embroidered work of Saint Francis of Assisi, hand worked to an oval ground of sky blue and ivory, depicting the Saint with a dove and presented in a later frame with gilded slip and surviving from the very early part of eighteenth century continental Europe. The work has some expected fade but overall there are no damages to note and it is in

Photographic portraits were expensive so the portraits which usually survive from this time are mainly of the gentry and middle classes who could afford them

though the partridge has been the subject of trompe l’oeil art since at least the early seventeenth century with famous works by the likes of Cornelis van Lelienbergh (1626-after 1676) and Hendrik de Fromantiou (Maastricht 1633/34-1694) both springing to mind

and fully unrestored

They appear in many different poses

to exotic tropical species recently introduced to the West

There is some tarnish and misshapen-ness commensurate with age

the Orkney Chair has evolved over time from a low round stool completely covered in straw

of Bow Street

Bailliere Brothers

The harlequin great dane is a breed of large dog

A very pretty trio that are very much a distillation of the eighteenth century appetite for the romanticism of the far east

Normally there would be two or three of these cartaglorias placed on the altar

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