Details
A fine linen damask tablecloth woven with a repeating design of Eugenius mounted on a charger above a townscape Cita del Rissel being bombarded by soldiers firing cannons and a wreath framing an inscription--80in x 72in., 18th century
Further details
Sold with this lot is a copy of a letter written by the assistant keeper of the RijksMuseum, Amsterdam in 1968, stating that the cloth was woven in Flanders to commemorate Prince Eugenius of Savoy's capture of Lille in 1709 (Lille translates as Rissel in Flemish)