Lot 417
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A BEAUVAIS TENIERS TAPESTRY, woven in wools and silks depicting a group of seated peasants playing musical instruments and a peasant woman serving a glass of wine, 18th Century, the border partially replaced

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A BEAUVAIS TENIERS TAPESTRY, woven in wools and silks depicting a group of seated peasants playing musical instruments and a peasant woman serving a glass of wine, 18th Century, the border partially replaced
8 ft. 8 3./4in. x 4 ft. 8 in. (266 x 142cm.)

Lot Essay

Teniers tapestries were first woven at Beauvais under the directorship of Philip Béhagle (1684-1704) and his son Jean-Baptiste Béhagle (1704-1711). Another example of this tapestry is illustrated H. C. Marillier, Handbook to the Teniers Tapestries, London, 1932, plate 66 (a).

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