A FRAGMENTARY WOOLLEN MILLE-FLEURS TAPESTRY

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A FRAGMENTARY WOOLLEN MILLE-FLEURS TAPESTRY
FRENCH, 15TH CENTURY

Now bound with dark blue woollen edges, the reverse with canvas backing and a velcro strip for hanging.
Extensive areas of restoration and re-weaving.
47 x 62½in. (119.4 x 158.8cm.)

出版

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
R.A.Weigert, French Tapestry, London, 1962, pp. 76-79

拍品專文

Mille-fleurs tapestries are among the most uncomplicatedly enchanting examples of medieval decoration. As Weigert (op. cit., p. 77) puts it, 'Their delightful naturalism, their civilised refinement, and the harmony of their colours place them among the most accomplished creations of French taste'.