Verdure Tapestry,
Leiden (Netherlands), c. 310 x 254 cm, about 1570, woven tapestries with exotic animals in a park landscape are also known as ‘game park’ tapestries; the present piece depicts two riders with hounds and a number of mythical creatures in a meadow landscape, especially remarkable is its large late-Baroque main border; several repairs, especially to the upper section and along the vertical central axis, the blue outer borders have been attached at a later date, backed with linen fabric.
Further reading:
Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche, Die Niederlande, vol. 1, ill. 510.
20.02.2019 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 8,125.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 4,000.-
Verdure Tapestry,
Leiden (Netherlands), c. 310 x 254 cm, about 1570, woven tapestries with exotic animals in a park landscape are also known as ‘game park’ tapestries; the present piece depicts two riders with hounds and a number of mythical creatures in a meadow landscape, especially remarkable is its large late-Baroque main border; several repairs, especially to the upper section and along the vertical central axis, the blue outer borders have been attached at a later date, backed with linen fabric.
Further reading:
Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche, Die Niederlande, vol. 1, ill. 510.
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 20.02.2019 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.02. - 20.02.2019 |
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