British & Continental Auction | December 6, 2024
Fri, Dec 6, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1527
French "The Departure for the Falcon Hunt" Wool Tapestry
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
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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 |
Tournai, France, second quarter 16th century, foreground depicting a falconing scene within wooded landscape, at center, a lady on horseback, led by a page, at her right, a gentleman holding a falcon, gentleman on horseback, and other attendants holding horses and hounds, in the distance at left, two attendants with staffs lead hounds, at upper right, an attendant with a spear and sword and a falcon in flight, the background shows a medieval hunting lodge and chateau, border with large scale floral and fruit motifs, including irises, roses, lilies, apples, and squash, narrow burlap strapping and webbing around all four edges, 144-1/2 x 135 in. (12 ft 1/2 in. x 11 ft. 3 in.)
Provenance: 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, display in the entrance hall, January 25, 1937 or 1938.
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, pp. 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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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
good overall color, small holes to woman's face and robe on far upper right, overall scattered surface losses and probable repairs, possible repair to the foot of red robed figure lower center, separations to panel and border at top center, possible restorations to approximately two feet of lower portion, old burlap lining to border and center of tapestry verso
