A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY , EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Sale 6639

Fine European Furniture, Sculpture, Tapestries and Carpets

London

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14 November 2002

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A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Price realised

GBP 35,850

Estimate

GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000

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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.)
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Special Notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Saleroom 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.

Pre-Lot Text

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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Lot 217 | THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN Read more

A FLEMISH HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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Sanyu and Toulouse-Lautrec lead in Hong Kong and New York

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