ID 1225522
Lot 66 | AN EARLY LOUIS XV GOBELINS TAPESTRY FROM THE SERIES 'LES DOUZES MOIS GROTESQUES'
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
CIRCA 1726, AFTER DESIGNS BY CLAUDE AUDRAN LE JEUNE, ANTOINE WATTEAU AND ALEXANDRE-FRANÇOIS DESPORTES
Woven in silks and wools, representing the month of May and Gemini, with a figure of Apollo to the centre, within a pelmet frame with tied ribbons and garlands, on a yellow ground, surmounted with further Bérainesque architectural elements, scrolls, floral swags and symbols, the bottom section with anthropomorphic monkeys playing musical instruments, within a laurel frame
114 in. (289.5 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide
| Medium: | Silk |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Medium: | Silk |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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