A needlework picture embroidered in coloured silks and purl, with metal threads and detached buttonhole and raised work details, with a lady and gentleman, a fish in a pond, a kingfisher and cockatrice above, a house, castle and fruit trees below with a coat of arms in the centre, with a leopard and lion beneath this, flanked by two small scale scenes, infilled with stylised floral sprays, caterpillars and other insects--23 x 17in. (59 x 43cm.), mid 17th century, English, framed and glazed, some wear with restorations

细节

A needlework picture embroidered in coloured silks and purl, with metal threads and detached buttonhole and raised work details, with a lady and gentleman, a fish in a pond, a kingfisher and cockatrice above, a house, castle and fruit trees below with a coat of arms in the centre, with a leopard and lion beneath this, flanked by two small scale scenes, infilled with stylised floral sprays, caterpillars and other insects--23 x 17in. (59 x 43cm.), mid 17th century, English, framed and glazed, some wear with restorations
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拍品专文

A handwritten note on the back details the picture's recent history, with the arms and a family tree relating to the Tyler's of London.