Sale 8666
New York, Park Avenue
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21 May 1997
Price realised
USD 34,500
Estimate
A BRUSSELS BAROQUE MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY Late 17th Century Depicting King Oeneus, father of Meleager, kneeling before and offering grape clusters to Bacchus, with various other attendants and Diana in her chariot watching from the clouds, the borders with musical and hunting trophies alternating with fruit, flowers, birds, dogs, and a boar's head centered in lower border Approximately 11ft. x 15ft (335cm. x 457cm.)
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