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A BRUSSELS ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY
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A BRUSSELS ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A BRUSSELS ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY
First half 18th century
Woven in wools and silk, depicting 'Spring' with Flora and her attendants in an architectural setting with landscaped gardens and peasants dancing around a May pole in the background, within a picture frame border with scrolling foliage and a later brown outer strip
10 ft. 8 in. x 14 ft. 11 in. (326 cm. x 455 cm.)
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Lot Essay

There are several mention of tapestry series illustrating the Seasons and Elements in the 18th century. So a sales catalogue of Pieter van der Hecke (d. 1752) mentions a set of six such tapestries, four Seasons and two Elements, designed by Lodewijk van Schoor. A set of tapestries, possibly from the same design from the collection of Mme Dubemet Douine, sold Bellier, Ader, Paris, 15 - 16 May 1946, lot 250.

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