Vintage Lanarte Sara Moon Cross Stitch Framed Picture Lady B Hargrave 2000
£85.00
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Vintage Lanarte Sara Moon Cross Stitch Framed Picture Lady B Hargrave 2000
£85.00
Item Overview
- Type: Premium Counted Cross Stitch Picture / Completed Lanarte Sara Moon Portrait Tapestry
- Designer: Sara Moon (Celebrated mid-century romance portrait illustrator for Lanarte)
- Artist/Stitcher: B. Hargrave (Identified via reverse presentation script as Barbara Hargrave)
- Title: Sweet Innocence / Sara Moon Lady Portrait (From the official Lanarte Art Needlework Collection)
- Brand: Lanarte Netherlands (Premium Dutch Needlework Heritage)
- Place of Origin: Stitched in England, United Kingdom (Kit manufactured in the Netherlands)
- Style: Art Deco Revival / 1980s Romanticism Glamour / Elegant Country House Chic Decor
- Colour: Soft Ethereal Tones featuring Pastel Pinks, Gentle Cream and Blush Thread Washes, Charcoal Accents, and Muted Outlining in a Heavy Gilt-Lined Walnut Timber Frame
- Design Era: Pattern designed c. 1980s–1990s; meticulously hand-stitched and dated by the artisan in the Year 2000 (Gifted in 2002)
- Material: 100% Pure Embroidery Thread Matrix on Woven 27-Count Evenweave / Aida Canvas Mesh, Set in a Glazed Moulded Walnut Timber Display Frame
- Set Includes: One (1) Single Individual Glazed and Double-Matted Framed Finished Cross-Stitch Artwork Panel
- Features: Hand-Stitched Thread Signature and Date "B. HARGRAVE 2000" on Face, Verified Lanarte Sara Moon Documented Pattern, Reverse Presentation Inscription Dated 2002, Premium Double-Cushion Gilt Inner Bezel Frame Accent, Full Canvas Face Fabric Saturation
- Condition: Excellent Exhibition Condition with Only Minor Superficial Frame Scuffs
- Size and Capacity: Large statement wall gallery footprint; measures an impressive 26.5 inches in total frame height (approx. 67.5 cm) by 22 inches in total frame width (approx. 56 cm).
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This fine work of premium contemporary British textile craftsmanship was executed and dated precisely to the turn of the new millennium in the year 2000, with the reverse mounting panel bearing a crisp personal presentation date of 26th February 2002. The sharp thread signature reading "B. HARGRAVE 2000" on the face is beautifully supported and expanded by the personal validation on the reverse.
- Historical Note: This spectacular piece represents a highly coveted Lanarte Counted Cross Stitch Kit designed by the famous artist persona Sara Moon (originally illustrated by artist Bijan Djamalzadeh). Lanarte, the elite Dutch needlework house, partnered with Sara Moon during the 1980s and 1990s to release a legendary series of premium art needlework kits. These kits are famous among textile purists for using incredibly complex, multi-tonal blended thread matrices to perfectly duplicate the soft, airbrushed transitions of watercolour romance portraits. This exact piece is a masterfully executed example of that legacy collection, capturing a stylish lady with downcast, heavily kohl-rimmed eyes and a sleek cloche headwrap adorned with watercolour-effect pastel fabric tea roses. Rather than a common hobby project, this piece was meticulously stitched over months of high-density labour by master craft artisan Barbara Hargrave (B. Hargrave), who subsequently added her signature to the fabric face and gifted the completed custom-framed masterpiece to a close friend named Lydia for her milestone 25th birthday in early 2002. It stands as an exceptional crossover piece of needlework history.
Description
An exceptionally striking and sophisticated acquisition for collectors of vintage textile art, Lanarte purists, or premium interior design galleries, this substantial framed cross-stitch panel is loaded with visual narrative. The portrait centers on the delicate, highly stylized face of a 1920s-inspired fashion icon, emerging softly from thousands of precise X-shaped thread matrices that replicate a watercolour aesthetic with flawless detail. The artwork is beautifully presented inside a premium, heavy multi-tier walnut wood gallery frame featuring a gleaming, hand-gilded interior bezel track that throws wonderful ambient light directly back onto the face of the needlework.
An exceptionally striking and sophisticated acquisition for collectors of vintage textile art, Lanarte purists, or premium interior design galleries, this substantial framed cross-stitch panel is loaded with visual narrative. The portrait centers on the delicate, highly stylized face of a 1920s-inspired fashion icon, emerging softly from thousands of precise X-shaped thread matrices that replicate a watercolour aesthetic with flawless detail. The artwork is beautifully presented inside a premium, heavy multi-tier walnut wood gallery frame featuring a gleaming, hand-gilded interior bezel track that throws wonderful ambient light directly back onto the face of the needlework.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Lanarte Sara Moon Provenance: Showcases the unmistakable, iconic romance portrait styling of the legendary Dutch needlework series.
- Artisan Stitched Signature: Features the addition of a hand-embroidered artist name and date worked cleanly into the lower weave, providing absolute collector authentication of the stitcher.
- Touching Social History: The reverse features an intimate, hand-inked birthday dedication from 26/2/2002, directly linking the professional face stamp "B. Hargrave" to the stitcher's personal first name, Barbara.
- Multi-Layer Gallery Presentation: Double-matted inside an off-white acid-free aperture matting card that isolates the artwork beautifully from the heavy outer timber.
- Gilt Inner Frame Bezel: The internal edge of the walnut moulding features a continuous gold gilt fillet band to elevate its display quality.
Condition Report
This twenty-six-year-old original cross-stitch is in excellent exhibition condition, displaying phenomenal preservation that will satisfy meticulous fine art collectors. The Evenweave fabric canvas remains perfectly flat, clean, and white within its mount, showing absolutely no signs of historic moisture tracking, colour bleeding, foxing spots, or fading from sun exposure; the thread pigments remain vibrant and crisp. The protective glass front lens is clean and bright, free from structural fractures or heavy surface scratches. The surrounding premium walnut wood frame is dense, heavy, and structurally completely sound with original gallery tension cords intact; it exhibits only minor, superficial shelf storage wear and faint handling scuffs along the outer corners. The reverse backing paper remains cleanly intact, perfectly preserving the ink-written birthday dedication. Please review the extensive gallery macro photos to confirm the vibrant pigments and inspect the framing lines.
This twenty-six-year-old original cross-stitch is in excellent exhibition condition, displaying phenomenal preservation that will satisfy meticulous fine art collectors. The Evenweave fabric canvas remains perfectly flat, clean, and white within its mount, showing absolutely no signs of historic moisture tracking, colour bleeding, foxing spots, or fading from sun exposure; the thread pigments remain vibrant and crisp. The protective glass front lens is clean and bright, free from structural fractures or heavy surface scratches. The surrounding premium walnut wood frame is dense, heavy, and structurally completely sound with original gallery tension cords intact; it exhibits only minor, superficial shelf storage wear and faint handling scuffs along the outer corners. The reverse backing paper remains cleanly intact, perfectly preserving the ink-written birthday dedication. Please review the extensive gallery macro photos to confirm the vibrant pigments and inspect the framing lines.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: Due to the large scale, substantial weight, and fragile glazed glass front of this original fine art piece, it will be wrapped securely in multi-layered high-density foam padding, protected by thick hardboard face sheets, and shipped inside an over-sized, double-walled corrugated container packed with impact-absorbing loose fill to guarantee zero stress during delivery.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
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