- 648
FRENCH (BEAUVAIS), WOVEN BEFORE 1730, DESIGNS BY RENÉ ANTOINE HOUASSE,FROM THE SERIES OF BOREAS AND ORITHYIA FROM SCENES FROM OVID'S METAMORPHOSES, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY | Tapestry
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Tapestry
- 8 ft. 1 1/2 in. by 7 ft. 11 1/2 in.; 2.48 m. by 2.43 m.
silk, wool, and metallic thread
Provenance
Lefortier, Tapisseries Anciennes Antiquités, Paris, 15 July 1969.
Condition
The panel is brighter and slightly less red in reality in comparison to the catalogue image. Lined with velcro. Reduced. Restorations throughout, particularly in cream colored silk areas. Minor splits, open warps. Good colors of the whole palette and accented throughout with silver thread.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This tapestry was woven as part of a popular series of 8 or 9 subjects illustrating scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses. A larger example of this subject, also from the Beauvais manufactory, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (see Standen, no. 67). Incorporating the same border design, the inner panel of the Met weaving depicts the story of Orithyia (daughter of Erechtheus, King of Athens) who was beloved by Boreas (the North Wind). When the king refused to accept Boreas as his daughter's admirer, Boreas carried her off to Thrace and married her. The present tapestry includes a portion of the right hand side of the design with a girl hiding beneath a piece of drapery and with Mercury hiding in the bushes. RELATED LITERATURE
E. Standen, European Post-Medieval and Related Hangings in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1985, no. 67, pp. 469-472.
E. Standen, European Post-Medieval and Related Hangings in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1985, no. 67, pp. 469-472.