- Tapisserie

auction 404, Lot 103

SPRINGAUCTION on 31 March 2022

 

Tapisserie

estimate:
€ 1.200 to € 1.400

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 1.690 (incl. 30 % buyer's premium)

description:

A tapestry

Probably France, mid-18th century

 

Wool, silk. Shepherd resting under a tree in front of a peasants hut. Letter band: "Irus et est subito qui modo Croesus erat". Restored, damage due to age and light. 176 x 203 cm.

 

(Inventory?) number "4785" on the back.

 

Provenance: according to the information given by the previous owner from the Wilhelmsthal Castle near Kassel.