Auction artefact #16: Soldier with Drum

There was another auction on the weekend. I went with Mick to the Saturday viewing but left him to his own devices on Sunday. It was packed, apparently, but that didn't stop him from bringing home several items.

There was one lot comprising three "prints", all war-related – right up Mick's alley – and going cheap ($30).

One of them looked like a nice enough, albeit romanticised, Boys' Own take on World War One:

It wasn't until I had a closer look that I realised the image was woven in silk jacquard:

Score!

It's by Frenchman Georges Scott (1873-1943), a celebrated war artist who evidently allowed his work to be reproduced in St Etienne, historically a centre of silk manufacture as well as arms, for postcards and such.
Here it is, with a winter backdrop, in a 1914 British publication:

I imagine it could be worth a bit more than $10.