A French chinoiserie tapestry of the Audience of the Emperor, 20th century in Beauvais style after the design by Guy Vernansal Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay and Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer showing a detail from the Histoire du Roi de chine series with kneeling figures and animals in the foreground and elephant in the background, complete with hanging loops, 213cm high, 190cm wide NOTE: See Christies' sale 1113 The Opulent Eye: 500 years Decorative Arts Europe, 14th March 2013, London Lot 228 for a similar tapestry