THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
(Lots 321 - 322)
A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY OF THE DEATH OF LUCRETIA, woven in wools and silks, with Lucretia seated on a stool flanked by Roman soldiers and her maiden, in an architectural setting with a dog in the lower left corner, the border with a central cartouche at the top of two putti flanking a medallion, inscribed LUCRETIA, PASSO STVPRO, MORTE, SE DAMNAVIT with foliate and fruiting swags, the sides with a putto on gadrooned urn, areas of patching and re-weaving, the blue outer border lacking at bottom, second quarter 17th Century
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A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY OF THE DEATH OF LUCRETIA, woven in wools and silks, with Lucretia seated on a stool flanked by Roman soldiers and her maiden, in an architectural setting with a dog in the lower left corner, the border with a central cartouche at the top of two putti flanking a medallion, inscribed LUCRETIA, PASSO STVPRO, MORTE, SE DAMNAVIT with foliate and fruiting swags, the sides with a putto on gadrooned urn, areas of patching and re-weaving, the blue outer border lacking at bottom, second quarter 17th Century
154¾ x 156½in. (393 x 398cm.)
154¾ x 156½in. (393 x 398cm.)