VICTOR BOWRING-HANBURY (1867-1943) ARTS & CRAFTS

VICTOR BOWRING-HANBURY (1867-1943) ARTS & CRAFTS NEEDLEWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1925 coloured silks, on an unbleached linen ground stretched onto a frame, signed V. BOWRING-HANBURY (163cm x 48cm) Footnote: Note: Victor Bowring-Hanbury was a ‘society sensation’ in 1930’s London and part of a royal and aristocratic social world. He was also considered rather eccentric and known for his aptitude for embroidery and his ability to make curtain hangings for his mother’s home. In 1925 he displayed his work in an exhibition that had favourable press attention. Unfortunately, he also lived beyond his means, as the fabulous contents of his house in Belgrave Square were not always paid for and he became bankrupt in 1938. The notorious socialite of the age Henry ‘Chips’ Channon in his diary entry for 13th April 1935 comments “I feel sorry for Victor Bowring-Hanbury, who’s old and bankrupt…I wonder – have I touches of his weak, absurd character too? His love of royalty, jewels and collections…the worst sides of my character”