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Lot 28TP

A charming Flemish Verdure Tapestry
mid to late 18th century 282cm x 250cm

27 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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A charming Flemish Verdure Tapestry

mid to late 18th century
the border containing various flora and fauna, the main field depicting a young family in a pastoral landscape, possibly creating a shelter amongst the trees and hedges, a city, partly in ruins, visible in the far distance,
282cm x 250cm

Footnotes

Provenance:
In the 1980s, antiques dealer Miodrag Boskovitch described the offered lot as tapestry from the the 18th century and worth 500,000 Belgian francs (approximately £11,000) By repute the present lot is said to have been woven by Aorès J.B. Huet "The Fowler," between 1755 - 1770.

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