A FRENCH EXOTIC CHINOISERIE LANDSCAPE TAPESTRY, MID-18TH CENTURY

A FRENCH EXOTIC CHINOISERIE LANDSCAPE TAPESTRY IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-BAPTISTE PILLEMENT, MID-18TH CENTURYDepicting Chinese pagoda style buildings on fantastical cliffs, and birds within a hilly landscape, the birds including cranes, a peacock, and a turkey approximately 244cm high, 415cm wide For a similar example see Sotheby's, London, Howard Hodgkin, Portrait of the Artist, 24th October 2017, Lot 441 (£5,150). Condition Report: Some wear and fading and discoloration overall commensurate with age and use. Some repairs and replaced sections in various areas throughout. Particular areas of wear and replacement include but are not confined to the turkey and the peacocks tail beneath. Some slender sections of the border may have been replaced and vary in colour. A later backing has been stitched to the reverse.There are some visible joins in the borders suggesting that the main scene may have been reduced in size and the border adapted to fit it. The width of the border itself is likely to have been reduced in width to a degree and rebound. This is particularly evident to the border at the top and bottom edges of the tapestry and to some extent to the side borders. Please refer to all additional images for visual reference to condition. Please note, the additional images are not exhaustive but try to give a representation of of the condition notesCondition Report Disclaimer