Lot Essay
A related Aubusson tapestry depicting a watermill is illustrated in D. Chevalier, Les Tapisseries D'Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris 1988, p. 148.
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A FELLETIN BAROQUE PASTORAL TAPESTRY
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Centrally woven with boaters on a canal before a villagescape, within ribbon and blossoming flower borders, the lower selvedge woven with the weavers mark of M + R + DE F IDS (reduced in height, upper border sewn under, areas of reweaving)-9ft. 4in. x 15ft. 9in. (2m. 80cm. x 4m. 72cm.)
FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Centrally woven with boaters on a canal before a villagescape, within ribbon and blossoming flower borders, the lower selvedge woven with the weavers mark of M + R + DE F IDS (reduced in height, upper border sewn under, areas of reweaving)-9ft. 4in. x 15ft. 9in. (2m. 80cm. x 4m. 72cm.)