Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 672
A NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1700
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Description
A NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
worked with silk and satin and metal thread, with various stitches and techniques, including: applique, knots, laid, couched and long and short satin, depicting a man and a lady wearing classical costumes, seated next to a fountain with their dog, within scrolling leaves, flowers and birds, in a later gilt and wood frame
46.5 x 70cm
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, pp.102-103 for a discussion of this sampler.