Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 17th January 2024
Lot 174
A RARE NEEDLEWORK PORTRAIT OF CHARLES II
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £4410
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Description
A RARE NEEDLEWORK PORTRAIT OF CHARLES II
AFTER SIR PETER LELY (1618-80), LATE 17TH CENTURY
silk and hair on a silk ground, depicted seated wearing a suit of armour and the chain of the garter, in an ebonised ripple moulded frame, the picture appears to have been cut down from a larger image
20 x 17.2cm
Catalogue Note
This silkwork portrait is probably after the original portrait painting by Sir Peter Lely which can be found in the Throne Room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.