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A Set of Four Floral Needlework Panels early 17th century
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Framed: (185cm. high, 68.5cm. wide; 6ft. 1in., 2ft. 2in.); Textile visible: (164cm. high, 46cm. wide; 5ft. 4in., 1ft. 6in.)
each panel comprised of two joined vertical strips, each worked in tent stitch in polychrome wool and silk threads in gros and petit point, with vertical stems entwined with a foliate trail with a variation of large flowerheads, including tulip, rose, iris, lily, cornflower, carnation and passion flowers, interspersed by ribbon-tied bows, on a racing green ground, all now mounted in later giltwood and glazed frames (Qty 4)