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Auction archive: Lot number 92

AN ANTWERP HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

Auction 10.11.2005
10 Nov 2005
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$52,049 - US$86,748
Price realised:
£142,400
ca. US$247,059
Auction archive: Lot number 92

AN ANTWERP HISTORICAL TAPESTRY

Auction 10.11.2005
10 Nov 2005
Estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
ca. US$52,049 - US$86,748
Price realised:
£142,400
ca. US$247,059
Beschreibung:

AN ANTWERP HISTORICAL TAPESTRY AFTER JUSTUS VAN EGMONT ATTRIBUTED TO JAN FRANS CORNELISSEN OR ANNA MARIA WAUTERS, CIRCA 1660-1690 Woven in wools and silks, from the Story of Emperor Otavian Augustus , depicting Augustus passing the Imperial Insignias to Tiberius (Quirinale), within an architectural border centred to top and bottom by a cabochon in a scrollwork cartouche flanked by fruiting floral garlands and decorated to the bottom with dragons, dolphins and sea shells, the sides headed by eagles above military trophies and female figures representative of victory and peace, each on a sphere and a vase supported by winged griffons, within a brown outer slip 11 ft. 11 in. x 24 ft. 1 in. (364 cm. x 734 cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 92
Auction:
Datum:
10 Nov 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

AN ANTWERP HISTORICAL TAPESTRY AFTER JUSTUS VAN EGMONT ATTRIBUTED TO JAN FRANS CORNELISSEN OR ANNA MARIA WAUTERS, CIRCA 1660-1690 Woven in wools and silks, from the Story of Emperor Otavian Augustus , depicting Augustus passing the Imperial Insignias to Tiberius (Quirinale), within an architectural border centred to top and bottom by a cabochon in a scrollwork cartouche flanked by fruiting floral garlands and decorated to the bottom with dragons, dolphins and sea shells, the sides headed by eagles above military trophies and female figures representative of victory and peace, each on a sphere and a vase supported by winged griffons, within a brown outer slip 11 ft. 11 in. x 24 ft. 1 in. (364 cm. x 734 cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 92
Auction:
Datum:
10 Nov 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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