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LOT 1043:
Tapiz Aubusson Verdure atribuido a François Grellet Francia, tercer cuarto S. XVIII
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Tapiz Aubusson Verdure atribuido a François Grellet Francia, tercer cuarto S. XVIII
Aubusson Verdure tapestry attributed to François Grellet
France, third quarter of the 18th century
Size 260 x 460 cm
Woven in wool and silk, it represents a crane and another bird in a wooded landscape with a river , a bridge and a mill in the foreground and houses in the background in a wooded environment. Framed by a floral and foliate trellis wrapped in ribbons, column border with acanthus brooches at the corners. This is a distinctive frame pattern border by François Grellet
See Dominique Chevalier, Les Tapisseries d' Aubusson et de Felletin, Paris, 1988, p.122 for a tapestry of similar composition, circa 1740- 1750, and similar tapestry sold at Sotheby's, London, 13 Dec 1968, lot 18. Another recently sold at auction 18361 on 23 Jul 2020 at Christie's with lot 44
