Lot 270
  • 270

An English needlework picture depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac circa 1695

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • needlework in a faux tortoiseshell frame
  • frame height 25 in.; width 28 1/2 in.
  • 63.5 cm; 72.4 cm
within a faux tortoiseshell frame.

Provenance

Cora Ginsburg, New York, Winter Antique Show, 2000

Condition

Overall very good condition; retaining vibrant original colors; bottom left corner with a quarter inch square with very minor stabilization to needlework; top edge of needlework with 1/8 in. area of institching to top of cloud; later framed; not examined out of frame
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