STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics
Property from a Private Collection
A FLEMISH (OUDENAARDE) HISTORICAL TAPESTRY OF A BATTLE SCENE, FROM THE 'ALEXANDER THE GREAT' SERIES CIRCA 1580-1600
Auction Closed
October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
A FLEMISH (OUDENAARDE) HISTORICAL TAPESTRY OF A BATTLE SCENE, FROM THE 'ALEXANDER THE GREAT' SERIES
CIRCA 1580-1600
12 ft. 10¾ in. by 12 ft. 5½ in.; 3.93 m. by 3.8 m.
For an identical border design and related inner panel, from the Story of Alexander the Great, who fought the Persian King Darius c. 332 B.C., see Ingred De Meûter and Martine Vanwelden, Oudenaardse Wandtapijten van de 16de tot de 18de eeuw, Tietl, 1999, pp. 172-5.
The town hall of Oudenaarde houses three tapestries from the 'Alexander the Great' series, including: Alexander before the high priest, Alexander presented with with a crown, and the Army Camp at the River Granikos.