A Flemish tapestry border fragment woven in wools and silks depicting a floral column with strapwork C-scrolls and vases of flowers within, with a shield shaped scroll enclosing an umbrella towards the top, within a yellow and later blue outer slip--96 x 9in. (240 x 25cm.), late 17th/early 18th century, reduced in height, areas of re-weaving and patching, horizontally cut and re-attached to the centre, re-backed

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A Flemish tapestry border fragment woven in wools and silks depicting a floral column with strapwork C-scrolls and vases of flowers within, with a shield shaped scroll enclosing an umbrella towards the top, within a yellow and later blue outer slip--96 x 9in. (240 x 25cm.), late 17th/early 18th century, reduced in height, areas of re-weaving and patching, horizontally cut and re-attached to the centre, re-backed
Provenance
The Mayorcas Collection of Tapestries and Textiles, 12 February 1999, Christie's King Street.

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