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LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A FLEMISH MYTHOLOGICAL GAME PARK TAPESTRY
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Woven in silk and wools, possibly depicting to the left Heracles and Theseus fighting Cerberus, within an elaborate fruiting floral border on a saffron ground, the central medallion to top and bottom borders with a musical party, the sides with pastoral scenes, the corners with allegorical figures
11 ft. 1 in. x 13 ft. (339 x 396 cm.)
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Woven in silk and wools, possibly depicting to the left Heracles and Theseus fighting Cerberus, within an elaborate fruiting floral border on a saffron ground, the central medallion to top and bottom borders with a musical party, the sides with pastoral scenes, the corners with allegorical figures
11 ft. 1 in. x 13 ft. (339 x 396 cm.)
Provenance
The Vigo-Sternberg Collection; sold Sotheby's, London, 29 February 1996, lot 42.
Special notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.
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