- A Tudor tapestry depicting Queen Esther has been returned to its historic home at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, nearly a century after its sale.
- The artwork was one of seven tapestries sold in 1924 by the Bedingfeld family to an art dealer to help fund the estate's upkeep and pay death duties.
- Its location was unknown until a National Trust curator spotted it for sale at an art fair in Maastricht, Netherlands, last year.
- The tapestry was purchased and returned to Oxburgh Hall thanks to grant funding from multiple bodies and a private donation.
- In exceptional condition, the tapestry will be on public display at Oxburgh Hall from June 20 until December this year, while the whereabouts of the other six remain unknown.
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