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Lot 271

A FRENCH ROYAL BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY, CIRCA 1770
worked in an overall floral and vine pattern with superb borders of swags of spring flowers surrounding a greound worked in subtly changing shades from dunn grey of winter to warm hues of summer. The central cartouche depicting a scene after Watteau of a gentleman andnoblewoman dressed as shepardess, in romantic rural landscape, 335cm by 232cm




Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

Unsold

significant deterioration to overall tapestry including disintegration and fading


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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.


Purchased from Graham Cornall Antiques in December 1999

Decorative Arts

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8236
6:30pm - 7 May 2018
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Viewing in Melbourne and Sydney
Saturday 5 May, 9am-4pm
Sunday 6 May, 9am-4pm
Monday 7 May, 11am-3pm

Lots 1 - 115 are on view in Sydney
Lots 145 - 367 are on view in Melbourne

CONTACT
Dominic Kavanagh
dominic.kavanagh@leonardjoel.com.au


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