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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Laura Elston

‘Pearly Queen’ stamp artwork of late monarch could fetch £20,000 at auction

Artwork recreating the late Queen’s famous postage stamp image using thousands of hand-sewn mother of pearl buttons is set to fetch up to £20,000 at auction.

The Pearly Queen Of St James’s Palace by contemporary artist Ann Carrington will be sold to raise funds for the Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild charity in its 140th year.

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