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A tapestry, "Verdure", tapestry weave, "entre-fenêtre", Aubusson around 1700-first half of the 18th century.

Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 330 - 1 770 EUR
1 360 - 1 810 USD
Hammer price
32 000 SEK
Purchasing info
A tapestry, "Verdure", tapestry weave, "entre-fenêtre", Aubusson around 1700-first half of the 18th century.

Ca 314 x 109,5-112 cm. A large polychrome decor of a tree, a flower and a parrot-like bird. In the background is a castle and mountains. A light brown border with flower baskets, flowers, and architectural ornaments. Wool and silk. Partly lined.

Some wear, slightly dirty, stains, damages, repairs, rewoven areas, additions, holes. The sides and ends have damages and holes.

Provenance

Thureholm Castle. From Thureholm Castle the tapestries come that were made at Beauvais in the early 18th century which are now in the oval room at the City Hall in Stockholm where weddings take place as well as the magnificent bed, the so-called Bielkesängen, which was purchased for the National Museum in 1914 for SEK 21,000.

Literature

Compare with Svenska Slott och Herresäten vid 1900-talets början: Södermanland, Stockholm 1908: Thureholm, plate page 414.