Lot Essay
A further Lille tapestry panel from this series was sold anonymously at Sotheby's, New York, 14 June 1996, lot 300.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A LOUIS XIV PASTORAL TAPESTRY
LILLE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XIV PASTORAL TAPESTRY
LILLE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Woven in silks and wools, depicting a scene from 'Les Enfants Jardinières' with three boys in a wooded landscape collecting fruit, formal gardens and a classical building beyond, within a simulated picture frame border with scrolling acanthus and the corners with stylised shell clasps
9 ft. 11 in. x 12 ft. 8 in. (302 cm. x 386 cm.)
LILLE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Woven in silks and wools, depicting a scene from 'Les Enfants Jardinières' with three boys in a wooded landscape collecting fruit, formal gardens and a classical building beyond, within a simulated picture frame border with scrolling acanthus and the corners with stylised shell clasps
9 ft. 11 in. x 12 ft. 8 in. (302 cm. x 386 cm.)
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Gillian Ward
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