Lot 130
130
A spot motif needlework picture, tent stitched in coloured silks and with metal purl on an ivory satin ground, with a central lady seated beneath a pear tree, the four corners with a large tulip, sunflower, iris and chrysanthemum, the remaining field with a parrot, butterfly, snail, strawberries and flowers, the ground scattered with purl dots and sprigs--20¾ x 25 3/8in. (52.5 x 64.5cm.), late 17th century, framed and glazed, the elaborate gilt frame carved with acorns
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A spot motif needlework picture, tent stitched in coloured silks and with metal purl on an ivory satin ground, with a central lady seated beneath a pear tree, the four corners with a large tulip, sunflower, iris and chrysanthemum, the remaining field with a parrot, butterfly, snail, strawberries and flowers, the ground scattered with purl dots and sprigs--20¾ x 25 3/8in. (52.5 x 64.5cm.), late 17th century, framed and glazed, the elaborate gilt frame carved with acorns

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A spot motif needlework picture, tent stitched in coloured silks and with metal purl on an ivory satin ground, with a central lady seated beneath a pear tree, the four corners with a large tulip, sunflower, iris and chrysanthemum, the remaining field with a parrot, butterfly, snail, strawberries and flowers, the ground scattered with purl dots and sprigs--20¾ x 25 3/8in. (52.5 x 64.5cm.), late 17th century, framed and glazed, the elaborate gilt frame carved with acorns
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