9th Dec, 2020 10:00

The Christmas Auction

 
Lot 472
 

A large 17th century Flemish tapestry depicting a boar hunt

A large 17th century Flemish tapestry
The central field depicting a boar hunt, with two mounted huntsmen observing on the right and two following the pack on the left, with a manor house in the background and a lion and two does in the foreground, the border decorated with figures wearing ruffs and garlands of foliage and fruit.
Approximately 303cm wide x 205cm high

Sold for £1,500


Condition Report

Very faded, holed and torn all over. Old repairs along left and especially along the top, the top left corner being matched.

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