A needlework picture, the ivory satin ground embroidered in coloured silks, chenille and metal purl with a central medallion depicting a woman in a feathered helmet, possibly the Queen of the Amazons or America, with a mica pond beneath with embroidered carp, bordered with a sprig of borage and a carnation, with the sun, clouds and insects above, probably originally for use on a casket--13¼ x 11½in. (33 x 29cm.), English, third quarter of 17th century, framed and glazed

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A needlework picture, the ivory satin ground embroidered in coloured silks, chenille and metal purl with a central medallion depicting a woman in a feathered helmet, possibly the Queen of the Amazons or America, with a mica pond beneath with embroidered carp, bordered with a sprig of borage and a carnation, with the sun, clouds and insects above, probably originally for use on a casket--13¼ x 11½in. (33 x 29cm.), English, third quarter of 17th century, framed and glazed

來源

Formerly lot 127, in Christie's Sale, "An Important Collection of Needlework, 23 June 1987".