ID 1027493
Lot 45 | A LOUIS XV SAVONNERIE CARPET
Estimate value
$ 400 000 – 600 000
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.
| Medium: | Textile, Wool |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Carpets, Rugs & carpets |
| Medium: | Textile, Wool |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Carpets, Rugs & carpets |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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