08-08-201508-08-2015
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 8, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework and Watercolor Picture

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2838MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 09, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework and Watercolor Picture, America or England, early 19th century, worked in silk threads on a silk ground, with details and sky painted in watercolor, a young boy carrying water with a maid milking a cow beyond, (staining to sky, fading to threads, minor holes to silk),22 x 17 1/2 in., in a period molded black-painted and gilt frame with stylized anthemion and geometric designs.
Estimate $20-200

The framed size is 26 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.


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Keywords

United Kingdom, maid