A FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 133-134)
A FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY

BRUSSELS, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY

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A FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY
BRUSSELS, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Woven in wools and silks, depicting 'The Return of Elena' within an elaborate strapwork border decorated with flower-filled vases and allegorical figures representative of 'Dilegentia', 'Experientia', 'Poesis', 'Labor', 'Architechtura' and 'Amor Vincitomnia', within a beige and blue outer strip, with weaver's mark 'LB'
11 ft. 2 in. x 13 ft. 1 in. (340 cm. x 398 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This tapestry and the following are both signed by the unidentified weaver 'LB'. Identical borders also signed by 'LB' include a tapestry depicting 'The Procession of the Arc of the Covenant' sold anonymously, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 25 May 1968, lot 155, a scene with David carrying the head of Goliath in a procession, from the property of Fanny W. Le Roy, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 5-6 June 1952, lot 251, and a scene of a messenger kneeling before a King, sold from Shodwell Park, Sotheby's, London, 21-22 October 1992, lot 215.

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