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an image of a tapestry hanging on a wall in a rooma picture of a tapestry with a bird in the middle of it
Rossini

373 - Important Aubusson tapestry from the mid-18th century
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
Important Aubusson tapestry from the mid-18th century Dimensions: 284 cm high x 203 cm wide Design by Jean Baptiste Pillement In wool and silk Lined and braided tapestry. Note the touch of red, a mark of quality. Remarkably fresh colours, beautiful polychromy, a lovely palette of blues, greens, yellows, reds and browns typical of foliage, in the spirit of Aubusson ‘Chinoiserie’ tapestries from around 1760. In good condition, with a few slight instances of natural oxidation. Featuring a design of large exotic trees (palm trees) forming columns of foliage framing very abundant and deliberately fantastical vegetation. Featuring exotic birds, notably a large wading bird in the foreground on the right. Asian and Oriental-style architecture in the background, rendered in perspective (a pavilion and a pagoda) near a body of water. A beautiful border decorated with rows of star-shaped flowers against an abrache background (shades of brown wool) A beautiful border creating a framing effect Sources: Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (Lisbon). Petit Palais (Paris) Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie (Aubusson) Mobilier National
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About the sale CLASSICAL ART, Asian collection, antique paintings & works of art
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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