A CHARLES II STUMPWORK MIRROR, The needlework: English, circa 1680
The frame: English, circa 1670, adapted
Height: 29½ in; 75 cm
Width: 24½ in; 62 cm
Depth: 2¼ in; 6 cm
Width: 24½ in; 62 cm
Depth: 2¼ in; 6 cm
44s71931
£100,000 +
Note: The silvered frame has been adapted for the stumpwork. The needlework on this mirror surround is of extremely fine quality. The stumpwork is supported by internal wires, creating a...
Note: The silvered frame has been adapted for the stumpwork.
The needlework on this mirror surround is of extremely fine quality. The stumpwork is supported by internal wires, creating a three-dimensional effect in the needlework and bringing the images of costume, flowers and birds to life. Some of the stumpwork is unfinished, revealing the tracings of the original design.
Provenance
Collection of Roger Warner, Burford, Oxfordshire, England;
Cora Ginsberg LLC, New York, USA;
Private collection, New York, USA;
Ronald Phillips Ltd., London, England;
Private collection, England.
Literature
Lanto Synge, Antique Needlework, 1982, pp. 78-83.
Lanto Synge, Mallett’s Great English Furniture, 1991, p. 28.
