A PAIR OF BRUSSELS MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRIES, CIRCA 1718-1745, PROBABLY BY URBAN AND DANIEL LEYNIERS AND HENDRIK REYDAMS THE YOUNGER, AFTER DESIGNS BY JAN VAN ORLEY AND AUREL AUGUSTIN COPPENS
Woven in silks and wools, one depicting The Triumph of Jupiter from The Triumphs of Gods series, with Jupiter with his eagle being handed his thunderbolt by Vulcan, a further blacksmith forging another set, the foreground with Cupid holding a helmet, the other depicting The Triumph of Vulcan from The Triumphs of Gods series, depicting Vulcan's forge with Venus and Cupid, her chariot beyond; reduced in height, lacking borders, restorations
1031⁄4 x 831⁄4 in. (262 x 211.5 cm.) and 1031⁄2 x 861⁄2 in. (263 x 219.5 cm.)
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Woven in silks and wools, one depicting The Triumph of Jupiter from The Triumphs of Gods series, with Jupiter with his eagle being handed his thunderbolt by Vulcan, a further blacksmith forging another set, the foreground with Cupid holding a helmet, the other depicting The Triumph of Vulcan from The Triumphs of Gods series, depicting Vulcan's forge with Venus and Cupid, her chariot beyond; reduced in height, lacking borders, restorations
1031⁄4 x 831⁄4 in. (262 x 211.5 cm.) and 1031⁄2 x 861⁄2 in. (263 x 219.5 cm.)
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.