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A rare and important joined chimney valence of midnight blue worsted wool, finely embroidered in a riot of coloured silks in 21 parts with a menagerie of birds, insects, fruit and vegetables, attributed to Maria Sybilla Merion__13½ x 100in. (34.5 x 250cm.), Northern Netherland, possibly Delft or Gouda, 17th century, light wear
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A rare and important joined chimney valence of midnight blue worsted wool, finely embroidered in a riot of coloured silks in 21 parts with a menagerie of birds, insects, fruit and vegetables, attributed to Maria Sybilla Merion__13½ x 100in. (34.5 x 250cm.), Northern Netherland, possibly Delft or Gouda, 17th century, light wear

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A rare and important joined chimney valence of midnight blue worsted wool, finely embroidered in a riot of coloured silks in 21 parts with a menagerie of birds, insects, fruit and vegetables, attributed to Maria Sybilla Merion__13½ x 100in. (34.5 x 250cm.), Northern Netherland, possibly Delft or Gouda, 17th century, light wear
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Literature
For an illustration of a similar valence, see plate 24, page 55, Het Nederlands Interieur in Beeld 1600-1900, the Hague Municipal Museum, 2001: Family In an Interior, possibly West Friesland, circa 1630, oil on panel, 86 x 118cm., Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva.
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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.

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