A needlework picture, with a large central vignette bordered by metal purl, containing two female figures with seed pearl embellishments, one holding a serpent, possibly representing fertility, the other holding a palm branch, possibly representing chastity, the four corners with female figures representing the four seasons, worked in coloured silks in Algerian eye and tent stitches on an ivory silk ground, the rest of the field with animals, including a leopard, stag, lion and unicorn--15½ x 20¼in. (39 x 51.5cm.), framed and glazed, circa 1660

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A needlework picture, with a large central vignette bordered by metal purl, containing two female figures with seed pearl embellishments, one holding a serpent, possibly representing fertility, the other holding a palm branch, possibly representing chastity, the four corners with female figures representing the four seasons, worked in coloured silks in Algerian eye and tent stitches on an ivory silk ground, the rest of the field with animals, including a leopard, stag, lion and unicorn--15½ x 20¼in. (39 x 51.5cm.), framed and glazed, circa 1660

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Please note that this estimate should read (400-600.