A BRUSSELS MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY By Jean Baptiste Vermillion, first half 18th Century, after designs by Jan van Orley En suite with the preceding lot, woven in wools and silks, from The History of Psyche series, depicting Psyche being taken away over a valley by Zephyr, the West wind, to Cupid's palace, her attendant maidens being left behind on the right side by a plinth and a large tree, within a scrolling foliate and cartouche border and a brown outer slip, with the Brussels town mark, with weaver's mark 'J.B.VERMILLION.' and inscribed 'NO. 10 P. PSICHE', restorations and reweaving, the top central section of the main field woven in a separate slip but woven integrately to the sides, the sides previously turned over 10 ft. 8 in. x 12 ft. 2 in. (325 cm. x 371 cm.)
A BRUSSELS MYTHOLOGICAL TAPESTRY By Jean Baptiste Vermillion, first half 18th Century, after designs by Jan van Orley En suite with the preceding lot, woven in wools and silks, from The History of Psyche series, depicting Psyche being taken away over a valley by Zephyr, the West wind, to Cupid's palace, her attendant maidens being left behind on the right side by a plinth and a large tree, within a scrolling foliate and cartouche border and a brown outer slip, with the Brussels town mark, with weaver's mark 'J.B.VERMILLION.' and inscribed 'NO. 10 P. PSICHE', restorations and reweaving, the top central section of the main field woven in a separate slip but woven integrately to the sides, the sides previously turned over 10 ft. 8 in. x 12 ft. 2 in. (325 cm. x 371 cm.)
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