A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV BEAUVAIS 'GROTESQUE' TAPESTRIES

Lot 31
12.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 31 | A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV BEAUVAIS 'GROTESQUE' TAPESTRIES
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£ 60 000 – 80 000
A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV BEAUVAIS 'GROTESQUE' TAPESTRIES

AFTER A DESIGN BY JEAN-BAPTISTE MONNOYER (1636–1699) AND JEAN I BERAIN (1640-1711), CIRCA 1690

Woven in wools and silks, depicting Le bouquet au paon (The bouquet with the peacock) and Le musicien et la danseuse au tambourin (The musician and the dancer with the tambourin), on a pale yellow tabac d’Espagne ground within an au chinois border depicting Chinoiserie figures within Berainesque figural and foliate strapwork, with outer blue slip and modern cotton lining; patch repairs and areas of re-weaving, the right border of the tapestry depicting Le musicien et la danseuse repositioned

122 in. (310 cm.) high; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) wide

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