ECCLESIASTIC NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
17/18th c., Saint Francis de Sales
centered watercolor portrait with needlework robe, flanked by three medallions to each side with Latin inscriptions, on silk with floral needlework with metallic thread and sequin bows, 15.5 by 12" (sight), in early fluted gilded frame, under glass
Francis de Sales (France, 1567-1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
From a grand brick townhouse home of a Boston couple.
Age appropriate condition; some subtle splits in silk; water stain lower right edge; three small insect holes.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 84 : ECCLESIASTIC NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
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