A JOINED CORD-QUILTED COVERLET
Lot 171

A JOINED CORD-QUILTED COVERLET

POSSIBLY ENGLISH, CIRCA 1700

Closed19 June 2012

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GBP 2,250

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A JOINED CORD-QUILTED COVERLET
POSSIBLY ENGLISH, CIRCA 1700
The ivory ground densely worked with scrolling foliage and flowers, embroidered in coloured silks and metal threads with a central medallion containing a king and queen in Chinoiserie style dress escorted by a boy carrying a parasol, the field with floral sprays, exotic animals, birds and insects, a hillocky ground at either end
50 x 69.2 in. (125 x 173 cm.)

The Mayorcas Collection, February 1999, Christie's London, lot 251