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British & Continental Auction | December 6, 2024

Fri, Dec 6, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1530

French 'Hunting the Stag' Wool Tapestry

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

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Tournai, France, second quarter 16th century, depicts a hunting scene within a stand of oak and fruit trees, at left, three hunters on horseback, one blowing a horn, at center, two hounds and a running attendant with a sword hilt, at right, attendant is holding a collared hound, at upper right, the stag is running among a group of trees, border composed of fruit and floral garland bound with ribbon, lion's head masks at upper left and right corners, 135 x 100 in. (11 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.)

Provenance: Before 1923, acquired by Madame de la P.... of Paris, France; 
March 17, 1923, purchased at The Anderson Galleries, The Important
Collection of Madame de la P.... of Paris, France,
 lot 101 by George Joseph Demotte of New York, NY and Paris;
May 8, 1924, purchased from the Estate of George Joseph Demotte by the
Brooklyn Museum;
Property from the Brooklyn Museum

Exhibition History:
Brooklyn Museum, tapestry display in the Lace Room, May 1, 1923 

Publication History:
The Important Collection of Madame de la P.... of Paris, France, New York: Anderson Galleries, 1923, p. 85-99, pl. 101A-F (lot 101);
Asselberghs, Jean-Paul, Les tapisseries Flamandes aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique, Brussels: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 1974, p. 53

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Before 1923, acquired by Madame de la P.... of Paris, France; 
March 17, 1923, purchased at The Anderson Galleries, The Important
Collection of Madame de la P.... of Paris, France,
 lot 101 by George Joseph Demotte of New York, NY and Paris;
May 8, 1924, purchased from the Estate of George Joseph Demotte by the
Brooklyn Museum;
Property from the Brooklyn Museum

several holes to trees in upper left panel, small tear to upper right border, areas of fading, scattered losses to round and probable restorations, verso with burlap reinforcements along outer border and center tapestry, additional band of reinforcement between border and panel