A rare late 17th century cream silk purse, possibly a bible ...

by Gorringe's
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£200 - £300

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A rare late 17th century cream silk purse, possibly a bible bag, the front finely embroidered in polychrome silks with scrolling carnations and leaves within a stump worked metallic thread vase, the back embroidered with scrolling roses within a stump worked two handled metallic thread vase, the purse edged in fine gold braid and the interior lined in pale rose pink silk, 15.5cm wide x 9.5cm high.

+ Calendar 2026-04-13 10:00:00 2026-04-13 23:59:59 Europe/London Textiles | House & Garden Sales Gorringe's
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Auction Date:
13th Apr 26 at 10am BST

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Mon 13th Apr 2026 10am BST (Lots 1 to 930)