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A fine Charles II silk…
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Melbourne
Date:
29-Apr-2024
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Description:
A fine Charles II silk needlework picture, third quarter 17th century, coloured silk thread embroidered on canvas, depicting an elegant, possibly aristocratic couple, she holding a goblet and he a sword or other long object, in an extensive landscape with buildings and populated with various European and exotic animals, birds, and insects including a lion, camel, and deer, a small tablet below the sun at upper centre with an illegible inscription, possibly including a date (1675-), mounted behind glass in a simulated tortoiseshell frame, 30.5 x 49.5 cm
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Textiles & Fabrics: Embroidery & Needlework