A FLEMISH ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY, PROBABLY BRUGES, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
A FLEMISH ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY
PROBABLY BRUGES, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Finely woven in wools and silks, depicting courtly figures wearing crowns of wheat with farmers harvesting the wheat in the background, within a foliate and fruit-filled border with birds to the top, monkeys to the sides, and dogs and wolves to the base, with minor restoration, reweaving and small patch repairs
124 x 178 in. (315 x 452 cm.)
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 76 & 77)
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A FLEMISH ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY
PROBABLY BRUGES, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Finely woven in wools and silks, depicting courtly figures wearing crowns of wheat with farmers harvesting the wheat in the background, within a foliate and fruit-filled border with birds to the top, monkeys to the sides, and dogs and wolves to the base, with minor restoration, reweaving and small patch repairs
124 x 178 in. (315 x 452 cm.)
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 76 & 77)