Lot no. 141
BRUSSELS, on a card by Charles Lebrun
"The Offering to Alexander" (Indi Sceptra Coronasque Alexandro Offerunt)
Wool and silk tapestry, very beautiful border with knotted flowers and fruit
17th century
H. 330 cm - W. 217 cm BL
Lined, reduced and signed in the lower braid "B B" (Brussels) then "RORU...".
The silk is worn, there is some shrinkage, a few loose relays and repairs.
Based on Charles Lebrun's cartoons, woven in Jean Sanspere's workshop and copied in Brussels, Beauvais and Aubusson.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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Carpets and wall-hengings
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