01-09-201601-09-2016
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2875BBoston
January 9, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Continental Verdure Tapestry

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$5,535$4,500
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2875BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 09, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Continental Verdure Tapestry, probably late 16th century, wool with silk accents, the central scene with ladies and gentleman in courtly dress including a knight on a rearing horse, all within a bucolic landscape, framed within an original border with vignettes of figures and fruit-filled urns, ht. 78, wd. 123 1/2 in.
Estimate $5,000-6,000

Good condition throughout, some corrosion in the silk, some small breaks where one color meets another, re-woven areas throughout, with liner and sewn hooks on reverse, some othe the silk highlights have been redone.


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