British & Continental Auction | December 6, 2024
Fri, Dec 6, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1541
Belgian 'Fantastic Landscape' Wool Tapestry
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
Starting Bid
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Brussels or Aubusson, late 17th/early 18th century, depicting a naturalistic, marshy landscape with heron, crane, and songbirds, and Chinoiserie architectural elements, including statuary, pagoda, and sailboat, frame style border with scallop shell and crossed strap motifs, center top border, a large scale crest with pendant symbol, surmounted by a coronet, with surround of addorsed birds and ermine drapery, linen lining, written in ink on reverse linen "12930" (French & Co. stock sheet number), 107 x 174 in. (8 ft. 11 in. x 14 ft. 6 in.)
Provenance: Before 1926, acquired by Herman Jaffe;
1926, consigned by Herman Jaffe to French & Co., New York, NY.
1927, purchased from French & Co. by Josephine Burton McIlvaine McFadden (Mrs. George H. McFadden) of Philadelphia, PA;
1952, inherited from Josephine Burton McIlvaine McFadden by Emily Barclay McFadden Harrison (Mrs. McFadden Harrison) of New York.
1952, gift of Emily Barclay McFadden Harrison to the Brooklyn Museum;
Property from the Brooklyn Museum.
Publication History:
Exotic Chinoiserie Landscape, c. 1780-1800.
Study Photographs of Tapestries, catalogued by Adolph S. Cavallo and Thomas P. Campbell, 1914-1995. Getty Research Institute 97.P.7. Original DB ID 3291. http://hdl.handle.net/10020/97p7_308212.
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Before 1926, acquired by Herman Jaffe;
1926, consigned by Herman Jaffe to French & Co., New York, NY.
1927, purchased from French & Co. by Josephine Burton McIlvaine McFadden (Mrs. George H. McFadden) of Philadelphia, PA;
1952, inherited from Josephine Burton McIlvaine McFadden by Emily Barclay McFadden Harrison (Mrs. McFadden Harrison) of New York.
1952, gift of Emily Barclay McFadden Harrison to the Brooklyn Museum;
Property from the Brooklyn Museum.
overall fading and toning, surface abrasions and probable scattered restorations throughout, later linen backing with thread remnants from hanging hardware
