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A FINE NEEDLEWORK CUSHION
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1640
of ivory satin, worked in much raised work with a lady and a gentleman, their clothes of cloth of silver embroidered with flowers, with their child and a dog standing by a tent on a green plushwork lawn, the reserves with a lady and a gentleman, a palace, a horse, a pig, a peapod and a thistle, a fish in a pond, the border worked with a squirrel, a snail, a hound chasing a rabbit, butterflies and birds, strawberries and exotic flowers, with a lion, a leopard, a unicorn and a stag at each corner; the whole scene seme with spangles and edged with silver lace sewn with sequins, the back with pink silk --12 x 16in. (30 x 41cm.), on wooden stand lined with green velvet
ENGLISH, CIRCA 1640
of ivory satin, worked in much raised work with a lady and a gentleman, their clothes of cloth of silver embroidered with flowers, with their child and a dog standing by a tent on a green plushwork lawn, the reserves with a lady and a gentleman, a palace, a horse, a pig, a peapod and a thistle, a fish in a pond, the border worked with a squirrel, a snail, a hound chasing a rabbit, butterflies and birds, strawberries and exotic flowers, with a lion, a leopard, a unicorn and a stag at each corner; the whole scene seme with spangles and edged with silver lace sewn with sequins, the back with pink silk --12 x 16in. (30 x 41cm.), on wooden stand lined with green velvet
Provenance
The collection of Percival D Griffiths of Castle Hedingham, Essex.
The stand inscribed on scalloped circular label P. Griffiths
The stand inscribed on scalloped circular label P. Griffiths
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.