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AN ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
Circa 1600
Embroidered in coloured silks mainly in tent stitch with the Adoration of the Magi and Flight into Egypt, within a border of thistle, carnation, acorn, pomegranate and other sprigs, interspersed with butterflies, snails and caterpillars, with a lion, unicorn, stag and leopard in each corner, framed and glazed, some re-workings
26 in. x 24 in. (67 cm. x 61 cm.)
Circa 1600
Embroidered in coloured silks mainly in tent stitch with the Adoration of the Magi and Flight into Egypt, within a border of thistle, carnation, acorn, pomegranate and other sprigs, interspersed with butterflies, snails and caterpillars, with a lion, unicorn, stag and leopard in each corner, framed and glazed, some re-workings
26 in. x 24 in. (67 cm. x 61 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's South Kensington, 23 June 1987, lot 47.