Lot 268
  • 268

A Charles II seed-pearl-embroidered lacework picture depicting Salome with the head of John the Baptist with Herod and Herodias circa 1660

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • pearl, lace, wood
  • height 5 in.; width 3 1/4 in.
  • 12.7 cm; 8.3 cm
within a later ebonized frame.

Provenance

Alistair Sampson, London, January 7, 2003

Condition

In good condition with some very minor occasional breaks to lacework; some discoloration; a few pearls are lacking; not examined out of frame.
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