Lot Essay
Queen Esther intercedes on behalf of Mordecai and the Jewish people. See the Apocrypha Book of Esther
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CIRCA 1700
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A FRENCH BEADWORK (SABLE) PANEL OF KING AHASUERUS XERXES AND ESTHER
CIRCA 1700
Finely embroidered in colourful beads with elaborate border and 'ESTHER NE CRAIGNEZ RIEN SUIS IE PAS VOSTRE EPOUX...MON ORDRE SEVERE NEST PAS POUR VOUS..'
10¼ x 8½ in. (26 x 21.5 cm.)
CIRCA 1700
Finely embroidered in colourful beads with elaborate border and 'ESTHER NE CRAIGNEZ RIEN SUIS IE PAS VOSTRE EPOUX...MON ORDRE SEVERE NEST PAS POUR VOUS..'
10¼ x 8½ in. (26 x 21.5 cm.)
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