Lot 259
  • 259

A Louis XIV silk and wool needlework picture of a vase of flowers late 17th / early 18th century

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
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Description

  • silk, wool, wood
  • height 13 in.; width 12 1/2 in.
  • 33 cm; 31.8 cm
within a later giltwood frame.

Provenance

M. Thenadey, Paris, October 18, 1996

Condition

In very good condition with some occasional breaks to silk threads; some minor fading of colors; gilt frame with scratches and abrasions to gilding; some minor losses to gesso; not examined out of frame.
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