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EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY
Early 17th Century
Woven in wools and silks, depicting a Roman general and his consort being served a banquet various female attendants, with a border of fruit and foliage, the outer slips replaced
10 ft. 6 in. (320 cm.) x 15 ft. 1 in. (460 cm.)
Early 17th Century
Woven in wools and silks, depicting a Roman general and his consort being served a banquet various female attendants, with a border of fruit and foliage, the outer slips replaced
10 ft. 6 in. (320 cm.) x 15 ft. 1 in. (460 cm.)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Sale room notice
This tapestry depicts an episode from Homer's Odyssey (book 10), with Ulysses and his companions on Circe's island Aena during their travels home from the Trojan War, and not as stated in the catalogue.
Please see the notice displayed with the tapestry in the viewing room for further information.
Please see the notice displayed with the tapestry in the viewing room for further information.