Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides amos j blake and a lovely one to

and a lovely one to add to a collection of tabletop furniture or modern design objects

1967) manages to feel totally cartoonish (I keep thinking it is actually going to start signing and dancing) but also pretty classy

with light general wear and a couple of creases to the photo showing white at lower left corner

but if you’re interested one or two or three

I believe it was photographed in a pedestal with a glass vitrine over top

Lion with Key, Figures, Alphabet and More, c. Early 19th Century Needlepoint Sampler Worked From All Sides amos j blake and a lovely one toI am more or less certain this is European, early 19th century or so I believe. I love the lion, of course, with wonderfully winding and branching tail, and also really like it for having been worked in the round from all sides, which I've rarely seen. With what appears to me a family of four figures facing the inverse direction (maybe a pet, too?), and a couple of flowering trees around the corner from them. The alphabet marches around in the same