Lot Essay
See note to lot 165.
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MID 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY MAXIMILLIAN VAN DER GUCHT
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A DELFT PASTORAL TAPESTRY
Mid 17th Century, possibly by Maximillian van der Gucht
Woven in wools and silks, depicting a couple of gentlemen in a wooded river landscape with ducks in the foreground and a village in the distance, framed by a pair of pillars supporting a floral and fruit garland centred by a blue cartouche, the base with conforming garland and cartouche, minor areas of reweaving throughout, the top and bottom brown slips rewoven and side strip on right with areas replaced
11 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 5½ in. (353 cm. x 227.5 cm.)
Mid 17th Century, possibly by Maximillian van der Gucht
Woven in wools and silks, depicting a couple of gentlemen in a wooded river landscape with ducks in the foreground and a village in the distance, framed by a pair of pillars supporting a floral and fruit garland centred by a blue cartouche, the base with conforming garland and cartouche, minor areas of reweaving throughout, the top and bottom brown slips rewoven and side strip on right with areas replaced
11 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 5½ in. (353 cm. x 227.5 cm.)