Huge Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel w Parrot, 34" x 20" to Make a Pillow, or to Frame antique cross There is a bit of

There is a bit of cloudiness in the base

hand carved from one large solid block of wood

I do not wish to force it open for fear of breaking

Also copied by the Samson firm were the early Qing dynasty famille rose and famille verte Chinese porcelains and the so-called "Imari wares"

Some bits of inlaid foil missing

Huge Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel w Parrot, 34" x 20" to Make a Pillow, or to Frame antique cross There is a bit ofFound in France, it seems like a freehand rich and lushly conceived canvas which is beautifully completed in bright wool yarns and then never used. I love the overall theme of it, though the woman's face seems garish, a bit. I'd thought I might make a large colorful pillow, 20" square and cut her off at the neck (see one image for possible cut), but here I've owned it for a decade at least and haven't done that, nor put it on a stretcher frame to hang