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LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
TWO FLEMISH TAPESTRY PORTIERES
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Woven in wools and silks, the smaller depicting various animals within a wooded landscape, the larger depicting mythological and allegorical scenes, most probably originally conceived as tapestry borders
The smaller: 7 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 7 in. (226 cm. x 201 cm.); 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. (169 cm. x 107 cm.) inside
The larger: 11 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 11 in. (343 x 272 cm.); 9 ft 8 in. x 5 ft. 11 in. (269 x 180 cm.) inside
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Woven in wools and silks, the smaller depicting various animals within a wooded landscape, the larger depicting mythological and allegorical scenes, most probably originally conceived as tapestry borders
The smaller: 7 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 7 in. (226 cm. x 201 cm.); 4 ft. 3 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. (169 cm. x 107 cm.) inside
The larger: 11 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 11 in. (343 x 272 cm.); 9 ft 8 in. x 5 ft. 11 in. (269 x 180 cm.) inside
Provenance
The smaller Christie's, London, 2 May 1997, lot 203.
Special Notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.
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