Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd April 2019

Lot 75

A late 17th century needlework picture

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A late 17th century needlework picture, worked in tent stitch with the Sacrifice of Isaac in a landscape scene, with buildings and figures with a procession of beasts, including: a unicorn, lions, an elephant, a stag, a ram and a dog, the lower right hand corner with a pond with a swan, duck and fish, 28.8 x 38cm, in a later glazed gilt frame.

Provenance:

Purchased by the current vendor from Mallett.

The Property of a Gentleman.