Antique Needlework 18thc Sampler Alphabet Linen & Silk Colour c1790 Coalport

Antique Needlework 18thc Sampler Alphabet Linen & Silk Colour c1790 CoalportAn antique needlepoint sampler that has finely applied silk thread needlework on linen detailed alphabet. The piece dates around 1790 and was acquired with another that is marked with the date by a seamstress called Margaret Hill. The condition of the sampler is good. See images of the item which show it clearly removed from the protective frame and all angles. Measures 6 & 1 4" or 17cm height, 4" or 10cm width Frame 10 & 1 4" or 26cm height, 8 & 1 4"

where the decorative elements are raised from the surface

Antique 18thc Bow Porcelain figurine composed as Bacchus upon a  Leopard

Measurements~

Measures 12

Comte d'Orsay had taken several sittings with the Duke in 1851 to model the bust

the female lion is left to look after the baby

The pattern is 1267

symbolic power and a cute folksiness that makes them popular with people of all ages

(Longton) Ltd

The plate features pheasant birds hand Painted and signed by A Holland

but it ceased operations after the bombing of Dresden in 1945

He is particularly famous for designing the Isobath inkwell