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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 399

Fine Charles II Silk Biblical Needlework

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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British, late 17th century, center depiction of the banishment of Hagar by Abraham, surrounded by manor house with mica windows upper left, unicorn, lion, and leopard along with various exotic flowers, silk embroidery and raised figures on cream satin ground, Christie's label verso, sight 14 x 17-3/4 in.; paint and gilt decorated frame with gilt liner, 19 x 22-1/2 in. 

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

Condition

overall fading, areas of toning and shattered silk ground especially along edges, not examined out of frame

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