£3,500
From the archives of Henry Newbery & Co Ltd.
Queen Elizabeth I
A dress tassel
c. 1598
A dress tassel given to Her Majesty and depicted in several portraits of her, reputed to have been given to her as a birthday present anomalously. Note the love knot.
Provenance:
Sent to Henry Newbery & Co. in 1946 from the curator of Hampton Court Palace
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