A LOUIS XV SAVONNERIE CARPET

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$ 400 000
Auction dateClassic
11.10.2023 18:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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ID 1027493
Lot 45 | A LOUIS XV SAVONNERIE CARPET
A LOUIS XV SAVONNERIE CARPET

DESIGNED BY PIERRE-JOSSE PERROT, WOVEN BETWEEN 1736 AND 1762

The chestnut-brown field with bold scrolling acanthus leaves encircling a floral and fruiting wreath enclosing a quatrefoil medallion formed of pale green scallop shells issuing from a shaded blue acanthus roundel, the linked spandrels ornately filled with flowering garlands with an acanthus filled cartouche at each end, a small light blue cartouche at each corner centered with a fleur-de-lys, enclosed within a reeded border

207 1/8 in. (526 cm.) x 130 ¾ in. (332 cm.)





Provenance

The Collection of the Rothschild family.

By descent to the present owners.
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