Property from a Private Collection
An allegorical tapestry fragment, Southern Netherlands, probably Brussels, first quarter 16th century
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May 17, 11:04 AM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
Property from a Private Collection
An allegorical tapestry fragment, Southern Netherlands, probably Brussels, first quarter 16th century
woven with an unidentified fictional secular or sacred narrative, woven with a group of various figures in courtly attire, on two registers, including two equestrian figures, the foreground with a standing male figure holding a helmet and a kneeling figure of a gentleman giving a letter to a standing figure of a lady, surrounded by onlookers, the top register with figures including a lady holding out a sword and another holding up a girdle, flanked by soldiers; reduced in size
approximately 302cm high, 157.5cm wide; 9ft 9in, 5ft 1in.
Cleland, Elizabeth and Karafel, Lorraine, Glasgow Museums Tapestries from the Burrell Collection, London and New York, 2017, Catalogue of Tapestries: Part II, Fragments, pp.587-625, No.136, Presentation to a King and Presentation to a Queen, Acc.No. 46.91 and 46.92, pp.604-608, figs 1&2. These fragments depict the presentation of a letter in one and a girdle in the other.
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