Lot Essay
Please see the pre-lot text of lot 232 for a discussion of this series.
LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY
Late 17th early 18th Century
En suite with the preceding lot, woven in wools and silks, depicting The Dance from The Loves of Psyche, with three dancing nymphs, one about to be bitten by a serpent and a kneeling maiden, flying above a Cupid holding a torch, set in a wooded landscape, within a foliate and floral border with two dogs barking at a parrot to the top and within a mauve outer slip, extensive reweaving and patching, particularly to the left side of the main field and the clothes of the principal figures, possibly Brussels
118 in. x 112 in. (300 cm. x 284 cm.)
Late 17th early 18th Century
En suite with the preceding lot, woven in wools and silks, depicting The Dance from The Loves of Psyche, with three dancing nymphs, one about to be bitten by a serpent and a kneeling maiden, flying above a Cupid holding a torch, set in a wooded landscape, within a foliate and floral border with two dogs barking at a parrot to the top and within a mauve outer slip, extensive reweaving and patching, particularly to the left side of the main field and the clothes of the principal figures, possibly Brussels
118 in. x 112 in. (300 cm. x 284 cm.)
Sale room notice
The provenance for this tapestry is probably E.A. Veit, Esq., sold Sotheby's London 14 October 1960, lot 83.