Lot 152
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A Brussels Biblical tapestry depicting Jacob and Laban dividing the herds
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A Brussels Biblical tapestry depicting Jacob and Laban dividing the herds

LATE 17TH CENTURY

Details
A Brussels Biblical tapestry depicting Jacob and Laban dividing the herds
LATE 17TH CENTURY
Woven in wools and silks
318 x 300 cm
Special notice
Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

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Lot Essay

The design is based on the earlier Bernard van Orley designs for a set that remains at the Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis te Brussel, illustrated in M. Crick-Kuntziger, Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis te Brussel, 'Catalogus van de Wandtapijten', Brussels, n.d. plate 36.

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