A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILK EMBROIDERIES
Lot 405
Lot 405
A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILK EMBROIDERIES, 1833, worked in coloured silks on a cream silk ground with 'La petite Therese' (Giappiller-pilferer), fording a stream with a small dog and carrying a basket of grapes over her right shoulder, and 'Le petit Blaise' (Marauder-scoundrel/patroller), strolling along a country lane holding a rabbit, both with painted features and sky, inked titles and inscriptions to the original mounts, image 6 1/4" x 4 1/2", framed and glazed