Sale 6163
London, South Kensington
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17 May 2011
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
AN AUBUSSON TAPESTRY PORTIERE FRENCH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY The red ground woven with a sage green field with a central cartouche depicting a gentleman rescuing a boy from a river, with ribbon tied floral bouquets above and below a vignette containing a bird 84 x 155 in. (213 x 394 cm.)
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