Furniture & Works of Art - 11th January 2011

Lot 35

A Charles II embroidered silk picture

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

A Charles II embroidered silk picture, depicting a young lady holding a bouquet of flowers under an arbour, surrounded by insects, birds, rabbits and a squirrel, flanked by a recumbent lion and a hart, the top corners with metallic thread raised work flowers, the centres painted portraits, possibly of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 11.25 x 14.5in (28.5 x 36.7cm) in a later walnut frame. Faded and damp stained, with some creases and a split.