A Classical tapestry, from the Story of Antony and Cleopatra, after Karel van Mander II, Northern Netherlands (possibly Gouda or Schoonhoven, workshop of Nauwincx or de Cracht), second quarter 17th century woven within an architectural frame flanked by golden Solomonic columns on corner plinths and a polychrome gold and blue frame border centred by a blue cabochon, the top border with a floral and fruiting swag held by small putti and centred by a Royal Swedish coronet with crossed sceptres, with a dark blue outer selvedge, with the BB mark lower right corner approximately 425cm. high, 543cm. wide; 13ft. 11in., 17ft. 9in.
A Classical tapestry, from the Story of Antony and Cleopatra, after Karel van Mander II, Northern Netherlands (possibly Gouda or Schoonhoven, workshop of Nauwincx or de Cracht), second quarter 17th century woven within an architectural frame flanked by golden Solomonic columns on corner plinths and a polychrome gold and blue frame border centred by a blue cabochon, the top border with a floral and fruiting swag held by small putti and centred by a Royal Swedish coronet with crossed sceptres, with a dark blue outer selvedge, with the BB mark lower right corner approximately 425cm. high, 543cm. wide; 13ft. 11in., 17ft. 9in.
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