NORTH GERMAN TAPESTRY CUSHION COVERS - FLEMISH BIBLICAL TAPESTRY - BRUSSELS TAPESTRY OF THE LAMENTATION - Louis XV FELLETIN VERDURE TAPESTRY PANEL

A PAIR OF NORTH GERMAN TAPESTRY CUSHION COVERS, one woven with John the
Baptist preaching in the Wilderness (Mark 1:4) the other with the Beheading (Mark 6:28)
surrounded by brightly coloured floral borders woven with roses, tulips and carnations on
a sable ground, each about 18in. by 20in. (46cm. by 51cm.) Hamburg, circa 1660, some
repairs, top corners.
Gobel, Wandteppiche, Part III, vol. II, no 99d illustrates a similar cushion.

Two VERDURE TAPESTRY CUSHION COVERS made from pieces of Flemish tapestry border, late 17th Century.

A CUSHION covered in Flemish verdure tapestry, Hin. by 18in.
and two other s covered in velvet with applique decoration, one with a coat of arms.

A NEEDLEWORK CUSHION COVER embroidered in gros point with flowers and brightly plumaged birds,
19in. square (48cm.) and a strip of Genoese red velvet applied with yellow silk arabesques, lin. wide by 60in.
long (18cm. by 152cm.) 17th Century.

A FLEMISH BIBLICAL TAPESTRY from The Story of Jacob, depicting Jacob taking
leave of Laban, in the background Jacob tending the flocks of his father-in-law, now in a
narrow frame pattern border, 6ft. Hin. high by 8ft. 4in. wide (210cm. by 255cm.) circa 1600,
some repairs.

A FLEMISH BIBLICAL TAPESTRY, possibly the Coronation of Solomon by Zadok
the Priest, the King kneeling before the altar on which rests the crown, mainly in shades
of blue and ivory, 6ft. 4in. high by 7ft. 8in. wide (195cm. by 265cm.) early 1 Ith Century,
part of a larger tapestry.

A FLEMISH TAPESTRY PANEL of a naval combat, from the background or border of a
larger tapestry, a panel below with tulips and arabesques, 3ft. high by lft. 8in. wide
(90cm. by 50cm.) late 16th Century.

A LARGE LEAVED VERDURE TAPESTRY with a fabulous bird attacking a ram and
other birds and creatures among the foliage, in a three-sided floral border, 9ft. Hin. high
by 6ft. lin. zvide (295cm. by 200cm.) Flemish provincial, early 1 Ith Century, extensive minor
repairs.
Gobel—Tapestries ofthe Lowlands, no. 474 illustrates a similar tapestry
Another similar panel was sold in these rooms, 28th April 1978.

A FLEMISH TAPESTRY FRAGMENT of a warrior in classical armour and wearing a
plumed helmet, watching a falcon in pursuit of its prey, background with stonemasons at
work, floral border top and bottom only, 9ft. 6in. high by 4ft. lOin. wide (290cm. by 148cm.)
first half 1 Ith Century, extensive minor repairs.

A FINE BRUSSELS TAPESTRY OF THE LAMENTATION, from the Passion of Christ, after Albrecht Durer, the garments woven partly in metal thread, the body of the Dead Christ surrounded by mourners including the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, St. Elizabeth, St. John and others, in the right background the figure of Christ in Glory appearing to Roman centurions, in narrow vine leaf border, 5ft. 8in. high by 5ft. 6in. wide (115cm. by 165cm.) circa 1540, reduced in size, border probably original but eut to fit.

AN ANTWERP CLASSICAL TAPESTRY, possibly from the Story of Zenobia and
Aurelian, the Queen riding sidesaddle fleeing from her pursuers, protected by a horseman
with a raised scimitar, the three-sided border with caryatid figures supporting children
blowing trumpets, the upper border with swags of fruit and flowers and military trophies,
lOft. high by 15ft. 2in. wide (305cm. by 465cm.) mid-17th Century, eut and joined down the
middle.

A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY BORDER woven with Neptune in his chariot drawn by
seahorses, surrounded by sporting mermen and mermaids and other aquatic creatures,
with narrow outer borders, 8ft. lin. long by lft. 7V2in. high (262cm. by 50cm.) mid-16th
Century.
From the lower border of a contemporary tapestry. Gobel, Tapes tries of the Lowlands, no. 273
illustrates a Noah tapestry in which the border depicts the Four Elements.

A FRANCO-FLEMISH TAPESTRY BORDER FRAGMENT woven with tulips and
summer flowers tied with blue ribbon, narrow yellow border stripes, 431Min. high by
1784 in. wide (110cm. by 44cm.) circa 1700, mounted on board.

A FLEMISH CLASSICAL TAPESTRY, probably depicting Hector’s farewell to
Andromache, mainly in shades of blue and yellow, in a good four-sided floral border,
9ft. 3in. high by 9ft. 7in. wide (280cm. by 290cm.) mid-17th Century.

A Louis XV FELLETIN VERDURE TAPESTRY PANEL woven with the Fable of the
Fox and the Stork after La Fontaine, the foreground with clumps of wild flowers, the
background with a distant chateau and a hilltop village, 7ft. 2in. high by 7ft. Win. wide
(220cm. by 240cm.) mid-18th Century, minor repairs.

A LATE Louis XV AUBUSSON GENRE TAPESTRY of La Diseuse de Bonne Aventure,
from the series Les Amusements de la Campagne, after Jean-Baptiste Huet, the gipsy
fortune teller and the shepherdess in the foreground, four sided frame pattern floral
border, 8ft. 2in. high by Wft. 9in. wide (250cm. by 330cm.) circa 1770, the remains of
Auousson tactory mark M.R.D.A.
Gobel— Wandteppiche, Part II, vol. ii, no. 287 illustrates this composition.

AN AUBUSSON PASTORAL TAPESTRY of a couple dancing in a landscape, frame
pattern border with crossed ribbons and trophies of flowers, 4ft. Hin. high by 6ft. 5in. wide
(150cm. by 195cm.) 19th Century.

HORSEMANSHIP. An Antwerp Tapestry, attributed to Michel Wauters, depict-
ing the exercise Terre a Terre contre muraille a main gauche, Captain Mazin on a
chestnut horse prancing towards the left, a view of Bolsover in the background, in the
upper border a bridle and spurs and the lower border with stirrups and a saddle between
swags of flowers, the sides with trophies of arms and armour with urns below, lift, high by
9ft. 8in. wide (335cm. by 298.5cm.) circa 1680, extensive minor repairs, especially to the
body of the horse.

A COMPOSITE PANEL of floral tapestry with a central vase of summer flowers below an allegorical figure in an arch, flanked by floral trophies containing oval landscape medallions, 5ft. Hin. by 5ft. 2in. (180cm. by 158cm.) mainly Flemish, late 17th Century.

A BRUSSELS TAPESTRY BORDER FRAGMENT of floral design, 7in. by 86in. long
(18cm. by 214cm.) and two small pieces of verdure tapestry, 8in. by 19in. (20cm. by 48cm.)
late 17th/early 18th Century.

A GOOD PARIS VERDURE TAPESTRY of a wooded river landscape, chiefly in shades
of green, the broad four-sided floral border centred by landscape medallions in ornamental
frames, the corners with trophies similarly enclosed, lift. 2in. high by 13ft. 9in. wide
(340cm. by 420cm.) circa 1640.

A TAPESTRY FRAGMENT of a bearded supplicant, in ermine-trimmed cloak, a hat in his left hand, 5ft. high by 2ft. lin. wide (152cm. by 63.5cm.) 19th Century, Flemish.

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