Tapestry,
France, c. 305 x 254 cm, about 1700, the “Allegory of vanity” was an important subject in visual arts from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period; in the present piece a noble lady in a magnificent park landscape looks at herself in the mirror while servants wash her feet; the tapestry is very finely woven from silk and wool, the figures and architecture with fountain and temple are depicted in a very realistic fashion, surrounded by a magnificent border decorated with fruit and bouquets of flowers, very good colour condition and extraordinary state of preservation, no visible damaged areas, wholly complete and original, secured with a large burlap strip. (MA)
03.04.2017 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 10,151.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 7,000.-
Tapestry,
France, c. 305 x 254 cm, about 1700, the “Allegory of vanity” was an important subject in visual arts from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period; in the present piece a noble lady in a magnificent park landscape looks at herself in the mirror while servants wash her feet; the tapestry is very finely woven from silk and wool, the figures and architecture with fountain and temple are depicted in a very realistic fashion, surrounded by a magnificent border decorated with fruit and bouquets of flowers, very good colour condition and extraordinary state of preservation, no visible damaged areas, wholly complete and original, secured with a large burlap strip. (MA)
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 03.04.2017 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 25.03. - 03.04.2017 |
** Purchase price incl. charges and taxes(Country of delivery: Austria)
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