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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 401

Early Silk Needlework Depicting Five British Woman

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

late 17th century, silk ground with five cartouche, each depicting the bust of a female, all with long flowing hair, some with feathered caps, birds and insects, black and gold painted wooden frame, 11-3/8 x 15-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

staining, darkening to ground, some losses to ground, not examined out of frame