CIRCA 1660-70

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A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK PICTURE OF THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA
CIRCA 1660-70
Worked in counted stitch in coloured silks, with metallic thread detail, depicting the figures in a pastoral landscape, surrounded by animals and insects, trees and flowers, with a castle in the distance, inscribed to the reverse 'Ionides Provenance' and Norwich Castle Museum label
10.5 x 15 in. (27 x 38 cm.)

Provenance

Probably The Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides, Buxted Park, Uckfield, Sussex.

Exhibited

Norwich, Norfolk, The Norwich Museum, no. 123.14.

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Lot Essay

The Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides and her husband Basil Ionides were keen collectors: he came from a long line of patrons and benefactors, whilst she focussed her attention on amassing exceptionally fine paintings, furniture, objets d'art and Chinese porcelain. Mrs Ionides' enthusiasm for collecting, as a shared interest, also formed the foundation of her lifelong friendship with Queen Mary, wife of King George V.

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