Lot 201
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A large tapestry hanging, woven with a pastoral scene in coloured wools with silk highlights, set within a wooded landscape a young man accosts two maids, the foreground with luscious foliage and flowers, the trees clearing to reveal a fortified town in the distance--100 x 158in. (254 x 402cm.), French, 18th century with later outer slip, reduced, wear and areas of re-workingSee Illustration
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A large tapestry hanging, woven with a pastoral scene in coloured wools with silk highlights, set within a wooded landscape a young man accosts two maids, the foreground with luscious foliage and flowers, the trees clearing to reveal a fortified town in the distance--100 x 158in. (254 x 402cm.), French, 18th century with later outer slip, reduced, wear and areas of re-workingSee Illustration

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A large tapestry hanging, woven with a pastoral scene in coloured wools with silk highlights, set within a wooded landscape a young man accosts two maids, the foreground with luscious foliage and flowers, the trees clearing to reveal a fortified town in the distance--100 x 158in. (254 x 402cm.), French, 18th century with later outer slip, reduced, wear and areas of re-workingSee Illustration
Provenance
A printed label reads: Parker Knoll Collection, Purchased from C John, 36 High St, Oxford, 10th December 1948
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

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