A FRANCO-FLEMISH LATE GOTHIC FEUILLES DE CHOUX TAPESTRY

TOURNAI, EARLY 16TH CENTURY

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A FRANCO-FLEMISH LATE GOTHIC FEUILLES DE CHOUX TAPESTRY
Tournai, Early 16th Century
Woven with dense scrolling foliage with figures of bird catchers and their prey, with various flowers, owls and other birds
Approximately 8ft. 10in. x 6ft. 4in. (269cm. x 194cm.)

Lot Essay

A related early 16th century Tournai tapestry woven with a complex composition of swirling stylized foliage, peacocks and various animals including lions, deer and a fox is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago (see C. Mayer Thurman, Textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1992, pp.54-57. Another related tapestry woven with similar stylized foliage incorporating a 'wild man' can be found at Chteau d'Azay-le-rideau, (see J. Boulic and E. Six, Les Routes de la Tapisserie en Val de Loire, Paris, 1996, p. 91-92).