[Militaria]

'Souvenir of the Great National War, August 4th 1914'. A superb large piece of embroidery, recently reinserted behind glass in the original blackwood frame (visible embroidery size 630 × 515 mm)

The focal point is a portrait photograph (inset in a lifebuoy) of a young Australian soldier; the flags of eight Allied nations radiate from it, each of them surmounted with inset silk portraits of the relevant King, Emperor or President; the corner vignette illustrations are a rifle and bugle, a cannon, a battleship and a monoplane. The colours are very bright; the condition is essentially fine; the overall impression is over the top ... and as often with these productions, the soldier and the worthy embroiderer remain anonymous.

Item #95256

Price (AUD): $1,100.00
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