A Rare 19thC Silkwork & Bullion Embroidery Banner of the British Royal Coat of Arms sub-Architectural & Garden which led its erstwhile owner

which led its erstwhile owner to research the history of furniture making in this region

A fabulously eccentric antique desk

though the draws are sliding and the piece on the whole is structurally sound

Of Royalist interest

A lion's skull is strong and heavy

A Rare 19thC Silkwork & Bullion Embroidery Banner of the British Royal Coat of Arms sub-Architectural & Garden which led its erstwhile ownerOrigin: English Period: Mid Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 90 Width: 29. 5 Depth: 1 Height: 26 The scarce silkwork and bullion embroidery, in unrestored original order, hand worked in silk threads featuring scratch and bullion embroidery with Lion and Unicorn and accompanying words "Dieu est mon Droit" and "Honi soit qui mal y pense", to a sea green ground, and most likely for military or ceremonial use, to a blue dogtooth border,