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

Lot 223

A Charles II needlework picture

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £3200

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Description

A Charles II needlework picture, probably canvas work with raised silver metal thread and seed pearl details, depicting the reception of the Queen of Sheba by King Solomon, with attendant figures, before a fountain flanked by a lion and a leopard, with various birds and insects, with a squirrel in a tree and two castles, the gates and doors open, 42.3 x 49.5cm, in a later glazed stained wood frame.