A raised work picture worked in coloured silks, metal threads, chenille and metal purl, with mica details, depicting Soloman and the Queen of Sheba, bordered with a lion, unicorn, leopard and stag, a palace above, a pool with a fish below, infilled with various animals, birds, insects and flowers, including a kingfisher and a parrot--22 x 19in. (56 x 48cm.), probably 1680s, English, framed, damaged and restored

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A raised work picture worked in coloured silks, metal threads, chenille and metal purl, with mica details, depicting Soloman and the Queen of Sheba, bordered with a lion, unicorn, leopard and stag, a palace above, a pool with a fish below, infilled with various animals, birds, insects and flowers, including a kingfisher and a parrot--22 x 19in. (56 x 48cm.), probably 1680s, English, framed, damaged and restored
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Lot Essay

There appears to be an inscription in pencil at the bottom although unfortunately, the satin ground is damaged at this point - "....Pollsman....of Avon".

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