The ornate item is described as 'a truly exceptional example' of Elizabethan embroidery.
An embroidered bible cover dating back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I has sold for £120,000 after a bidding war.
The Tudor queen reigned for 45 years between 1558 and 1603 and rare and expensive textiles were a powerful status symbol throughout the era. It is believed to date from the later part of Elizabeth I's reign, and while it could have been made in the early part of the reign of her successor James I, this is thought unlikely because of the presence of the Tudor rose in the motif.It is worked in coloured silks and silver gilt threads which, unlike other examples that survive from the period, still retain their vivid original hues.
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