Lot Essay
The 'MAD' monogram appears first in Francisco Vandergoten's tapestries of the 'Story of Don Quixote' woven in Madrid in 1727.
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MADRID, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A SPANISH VERDURE TABLE TAPESTRY
MADRID, 18TH CENTURY
Woven in polychrome silk and wool, with a cartouche to each corner suspending floral garlands and joined by scrolling foliage, within a picture frame border, with monogram 'MAD'
111 x 82 in. (282 x 208 cm.), approx.
MADRID, 18TH CENTURY
Woven in polychrome silk and wool, with a cartouche to each corner suspending floral garlands and joined by scrolling foliage, within a picture frame border, with monogram 'MAD'
111 x 82 in. (282 x 208 cm.), approx.
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 11 June 1998, lot 49.
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Victoria von Westenholz