"Pair Of Large Needle Paintings."
Pair of beautiful embroidery on silk representing one St Gérome, the other St John the Baptist in skilfully executed landscapes. But their real rarity is in the representation of hands and faces finely painted on ivory plaques. Small losses and accidents to the silk on St Gérome. Wooden frames painted and gilded with gold leaf. France, mid-19th century. Dimensions: 44 X 54 embroidery 53 X 63 with frame. 
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