Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 148
A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK STUMPWORK PICTURE
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A CHARLES II NEEDLEWORK STUMPWORK PICTURE
C.1680
worked with various stitches and techniques and appliqued onto a satin weave cream silk, depicting Charles II and Catherine of Braganza holding hands under a flower entwined arbour, with a caterpillar, a butterfly and a bird, with further flowers and insects, above a rocky lake flanked by a recumbent stag, unicorn, lion and leopard, in a later glazed gilt frame
43.4 x 52cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.