A LOUIS XIV BEAUVAIS GROTESQUE TAPESTRY CIRCA 1700, AFTER DESIGNS BY JEAN-BAPTISTE MONNOYER Displaying three fantastical pavilions with drapery and floral arbores above, the right pavilion with a seated regal figure flanked by a sphinx, with figures presenting a camel to him, the central pavilion with a peacock and flower-filled vase, the left pavilion with musicians and acrobats, the foreground with steps and flower-filled trellis, all on a pale yellow tabac d’Espagne ground, with brown slip border; patch repairs and rewoven areas, the edges lacking border and slightly reduced in size 8 ft. (244 cm.) high; 13 ft. 10 in. (422 cm.) wide Provenance Swiss private collection. Sold Galerie Koller, Zurich, 25 June 2003, lot 1084. Private collection.
A LOUIS XIV BEAUVAIS GROTESQUE TAPESTRY CIRCA 1700, AFTER DESIGNS BY JEAN-BAPTISTE MONNOYER Displaying three fantastical pavilions with drapery and floral arbores above, the right pavilion with a seated regal figure flanked by a sphinx, with figures presenting a camel to him, the central pavilion with a peacock and flower-filled vase, the left pavilion with musicians and acrobats, the foreground with steps and flower-filled trellis, all on a pale yellow tabac d’Espagne ground, with brown slip border; patch repairs and rewoven areas, the edges lacking border and slightly reduced in size 8 ft. (244 cm.) high; 13 ft. 10 in. (422 cm.) wide Provenance Swiss private collection. Sold Galerie Koller, Zurich, 25 June 2003, lot 1084. Private collection.
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