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A vibrant Flemish religious tapestry probably 16th century (later reduced) image 1
A vibrant Flemish religious tapestry probably 16th century (later reduced) image 2
Lot 16TP

A vibrant Flemish religious tapestry
probably 16th century

Amended
Fine Decorative Arts, 1200-1900
17 November 2021, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£15,000 - £20,000

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A vibrant Flemish religious tapestry

probably 16th century
the central field showing the Old Testament subject of King Solomon, standing before his tent in armour and receiving a gift of two peacocks, from an old merchant who kneels before him, behind this figure is a squire with a falcon on his wrist, also wearing a hoop upon which other birds are perched, a young boy and two 'aides-de-camp' stand behind the King, while in the background are horsemen following sporting pursuits, the exceptional border showing friezes symbolising the earth, water and fire, 370cm x 318cm (later reduced)

Footnotes

Provenance:

The present lot was bought at an auction of Rippon Boswell on 13 October 1973, subsequently restored by Fiona Hutton & Frances Lennard.


A comparable can be found in the Rijksmuseum -' God's Covenant with Noah' the cartoon for this tapestry was part of a set from Wawel Castle. This set was made for Margaret of Parma - her coat of arms can be seen in one of the top corners. It is worth noting that the weavers involved - the Pannemakers, were one of the most prominent workshops in the 16th century.

Established by Pieter de Pannemaker, his son Willem eventually took over. They were the main tapestry supplier to house of Habsburg. For more information on the design of this tapestry, more specifically the border, please refer to the previous lot, where this is examined in more depth.

Subjects for tapestry sets during this period, ranged from the mythological, to the biblical and are brilliantly examined in A.F Calvert's book, 'The Spanish Royal Tapestries,'



Literature

Albert Frederick Calvert, 'The Spanish Royal Tapestries,' 1921

Antonio Dominguez Orit, Concha Herrero Carretero, Jose A. Godoy, 'Resplendence of the Spanish Monarchy, Renaissance Tapestries and Armor from the patrimonio Nacional,' The Metropolitan Museum of Art, distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1991

Barty Philips, 'Tapestry,' Phaidon, London, 1994

Saleroom notices

Please note that the bottom section appears reduced but has in fact been folded and loosely stitched.

Additional information

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