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A pair of Aubusson gênre tapestries of 'les Marines', after designs by Joseph Vernet, 1714-1789 second half of 18th century
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- height of one 8ft. 6in., width 4ft 11 1/4 in.; height of the other 8ft. 8 1/2 in., width 5ft. 1in.
- 2.59m by 1.51m; 2.65m by 1.55m
both with seascapes, one tapestry with a family with an African figure to the left and a ship in the background, the other tapestry with two women, one holding a basket of fish, the other with a net.
Provenance
Estate of Colonel C. Michael Paul
Sotheby's, New York, November 25, 1986, Lot 223