£120
A Rare Black and White Jacquard Silk Woven Portrait of Napoleon III. Lower half of the portrait is ornamented with sprays of oak and laurel leaves, an escutcheon and a ribbon that reads "Napoleon III Empereur." At the lower left and right are the woven signatures "Carquillat Tex." and "Bruyas del." Woven by Michel-Marie Carquillat (d. 1884) after a portrait by Marc-Laurent Bruyas (1821-1896), 28x21.5cm SOLD ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN'S HOSPICE
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