Large leaf verdure tapestry - ‘feuilles de choux’,
Flemish manufactory (Belgium), c. 281 x 175 cm, end of the 16th century, from the middle of the 16th century onwards Enghien was a centre for the production of large-leaf tapestries with rounded thistle leaves, teasels, small flowers and thin-stemmed perennials, only the borders feature red and brown tones, whilst the background is dominated by different shades of green, the present tapestry was manufactured in a rare small format and is in an exceptionally good state of preservation, wholly complete, mounted on new supporting linen. (MA)
Further reading:
Guy Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry, pp. 168 – 176; Adolfo Salvatore Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ill. 52;
Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche, Die Niederlande, part I, vol. II, ill. 256, 470, 471 and 476;
Roger-A. D Hulst, Flämische Bildteppiche des XIVIII. Jahrhunderts, pp. 257 – 262.
28.02.2018 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 37,702.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 7,000.-
Large leaf verdure tapestry - ‘feuilles de choux’,
Flemish manufactory (Belgium), c. 281 x 175 cm, end of the 16th century, from the middle of the 16th century onwards Enghien was a centre for the production of large-leaf tapestries with rounded thistle leaves, teasels, small flowers and thin-stemmed perennials, only the borders feature red and brown tones, whilst the background is dominated by different shades of green, the present tapestry was manufactured in a rare small format and is in an exceptionally good state of preservation, wholly complete, mounted on new supporting linen. (MA)
Further reading:
Guy Delmarcel, Flemish Tapestry, pp. 168 – 176; Adolfo Salvatore Cavallo, Medieval Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ill. 52;
Heinrich Göbel, Wandteppiche, Die Niederlande, part I, vol. II, ill. 256, 470, 471 and 476;
Roger-A. D Hulst, Flämische Bildteppiche des XIVIII. Jahrhunderts, pp. 257 – 262.
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 28.02.2018 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 22.02. - 28.02.2018 |
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