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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2880BBoston
February 27, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Needlework Picture on Silk

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$1,968$1,600
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2880BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 27, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Needlework Picture on Silk, England, c. 1700, the central scene featuring a lute player, shepherd, and fisherman, surrounded by lions, birds, butterflies, snails, flowers, and heraldic crests, with a molded black frame, (staining, and losses to edges),ht. 13 3/4, wd. 20 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Minor fading to needlework, edges chipped and brittle, two-inch separation on left side, three-inch separation on right side, separation in body, moisture staining along bottom edge.


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