Sale 9614
New York
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29 - 30 March 2001
Price realised
USD 5,875
Estimate
A LOUIS XVI AUBUSSON TAPESTRY PANEL Late 18th Century, after Jean-Baptiste Huët The central oval medallion depicting two lovers in a room, with urns in the background, all within a ribbon-tied, floral garland and foliate background and border 97in. (216cm.) high, 59in. (150cm.) wide
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A tapestry with closely related background and with a medallion depicting the same subject was offered anonymously, Christie's London, 1 October 1998, lot 236.
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