Lot 1017
1017
A PAIR OF LARGE LEAF VERDURE TAPESTRIES
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A PAIR OF LARGE LEAF VERDURE TAPESTRIES

POSSIBLY ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF LARGE LEAF VERDURE TAPESTRIES
POSSIBLY ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY
Woven in wools, each in grisaille tones with a central foliate spray within a border of foliate garlands twisted around a staff, areas of reweaving and restoration
77 ½ in. (197 cm.) high; 92 ½ in. (235 cm.) wide;
75 ½ in. (192 cm.) high; 91 ¾ in. (233 cm.) wide
Exhibited
Poznan, Muzeum Narodowe, to whom on loan since 2002.
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Lot Essay

The striking but unusual grisaille tones in which these tapestries are woven as well as the fact that there are two of almost identical designs suggest a possible manufacture in the 19th century and it is conceivable that they are the work of the studio of William Morris or one of his contemporaries.

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