A LOUIS XVI AUBUSSON CARPET
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A LOUIS XVI AUBUSSON CARPET

FRANCE, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A LOUIS XVI AUBUSSON CARPET
FRANCE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The kahki-green field with ribbon-tied flowering cornucopiae entwined with snakes in each corner around a bold quatre-foil medallion with a chocolate-brown central roundel filled with an elaborate coat-of-arms positioned upon a wreathed plinth, in a broad ivory border divided into various panels filled with geometric and floral decoration between shaded pink scrolling leaf, plain kahki-green and lemon-yellow floral and scrolling ribbon stripes, a narrow mid-blue outer stripe, areas of light wear, scattered repairs, backed, overall good condition
16 ft. 9 in. x 16 ft. 4 in. (511 x 497 cm.)
来源
Andonian Berg, Paris 1998.
注意事项
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拍品专文

This armorial carpet was commisioned to celebrate a marriage. Whilst one half of the armorial device is that borne by the Brugier de Ronchain, d'Andelat and Rochebrune family, the second half is as yet unidentified.