A tapestry panel woven in coloured wools and silks with a mountainous landscape with a hill-top village, with a fruit tree in the foreground, with two classically dressed women with attributes in the side borders--25½ x 74in. (64 x 185cm.), cut-down, reworkings and restorations, probably 16th century; another long panel, woven with a classically dressed woman, possibly Flora, surrounded with vines, pears and other fruit--17 x 86in. (43 x 215cm.), 18th century?, re-workings and restoration, rebacked; and a collection of other similar fragments and borders including a floral border cut down from a large tapestry, 19th century(a lot)

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A tapestry panel woven in coloured wools and silks with a mountainous landscape with a hill-top village, with a fruit tree in the foreground, with two classically dressed women with attributes in the side borders--25½ x 74in. (64 x 185cm.), cut-down, reworkings and restorations, probably 16th century; another long panel, woven with a classically dressed woman, possibly Flora, surrounded with vines, pears and other fruit--17 x 86in. (43 x 215cm.), 18th century?, re-workings and restoration, rebacked; and a collection of other similar fragments and borders including a floral border cut down from a large tapestry, 19th century(a lot)
See Illustration of first two pieces

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