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Aubusson tapestry, Workshop Tabard frères et sœurs. Third edition of four, 1965.
Signed lower right VASARELY, with the monogram of the Tabard workshop above. The bolduc on the reverse side (n° 1184)
235 x 225 cm.
Southern Netherlands, probably Tournai Late 15th – early 16th century
258 x 200 cm
Aubusson, Pinton workshop. Exemplaire d’Artiste (Artist’s Proof).
Signed lower right Calder; with the Ateliers Pinton (FP) mark lower left.
On the reverse the bolduc of the Pinton Workshops and the woven mark "EX A" for "Exemplaire d'Artiste".
179 x 263 cm.
Southern Netherlands, probably Enghien, 1525-1550 Wool and silk
250 x 243 cm
Probably Tournai, first quarter of the 16th century Wool and silk
401 x 327 cm
Southern Netherlands, possibly Brussels
late 16th century
Wool and silk
228 x 257 cm
Jean Lurçat (1892-1966). Woven twice only. Unpublished tapestry.
Aubusson, Tabard workshop
circa 1950.
The monogram of the Tabard workshop and the signature of Lurçat woven in the lower right corner, the bolduc of the Tabard workshop sewn on the back,
147 cm x 290 cm.
Large-leafed cabbage leaf verdure with stag and doe
Southern Netherlands
Second half of the 16th century
wool and silk
270 x 178 cm
HAMMOCK AFTER ALEXANDER CALDER
Published by CAC Publications, USA, 1975.
Nicaraguan hand-woven cotton, jacaranda, galvanised steel.
Dated and monogrammed "75 CA" [for 1975 Alexander Calder] on one side, numbered "30" [30/100] on the other.
3.05 x 1.12 m (120 x 44 in.).
After Charles Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, called Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
Aubusson, Pinton workshop, 1962
Signed “L-C” bottom center, the monogram “PF” (Pinton Frères) bottom right; Pinton workshop bolduc with: "La Licorne 3/4-1962 signature Le Corbusier
Wool, 213 x 270 cm (83.8 x 106.3 inch)
Southern Netherlands (?), early sixteenth century (?)
Wool and silk, 248 x 246 cm (97.6 x 96.8 inch) (fragment)
After Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Aubusson, Pinton workshops, circa 1970-72
Signed Sonia Delaunay lower right, Pinton workshops monogram lower left; Pinton workshops bolduc sewn on the reverse, with "La Courbe Grise", "In order of J. Damase" and "6/6"
Wool, 184 x 135 cm (72.4 x 53.2 inch)
After models by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636-1699)
Manufacture royale de Beauvais, ca. 1690-1730
Wool and silk, 286 x 334 cm (112.6 x 131.5 inch).
Tapestry woven in haute lisse (vertical warp)
Pierre Lefebvre, Italian name Pietro Févère (Paris ?, 1594 - Florence, 1669), 1618-1619, attr.
After an unknown painting by Francesco Salviati or his circle, attr.
Weft: wool, silk, gold and silver; warp: 20/21 threads per cm
Dimensions 28 x 21.5 cm (11.0 x 8.5 inch)
Brussels, around 1530.
Mark of Brussels (lower left selvedge) and unidentified weaver’s mark (lower right selvedge)
wool and silk
273 x 336 cm
Southern Netherlands, probably Oudenaarde
1560-1580
wool and silk
306,1 x 251,5 cm
After Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Aubusson, Pinton workshops, circa 1970-72.
The tapestry is signed Calder lower right,
the Pinton workshops monogram lower left.
Wool, 138 x 247 cm (54.33 x 97.24 in.)
Mid 16th Century
346 x 260 cm (136 ¹/₄ x 102 ³/₈ inches)
Oudenaarde, southern Netherlands
Wool
Brussel
Michiel Coxcie ?
Tweede kwart 16de eeuw
Zijde, wol
274 x 312 cm (107 ⁷/₈ x 122 ⁷/₈ inches)
Brussel
medio 18de eeuw
wol en zijde
258 x 344 cm (101 ⁵/₈ x 135 ³/₈ inches)
Zuidelijke Nederlanden
midden 16de eeuw
wol en zijde
297 x 347 cm
Beauvais (?)
17de eeuw
wol en zijde
284 x 145 cm (111 ³/₄ x 57 ¹/₈ inches)
Brussel
1725-1750
wol en zijde, 8 kettingdraden/cm
300 x 290 cm (118 ¹/₈ x 114 ¹/₈ inches)
Herkomst: Collectie Albert Frère
Brussels
After Jan van Orley and Augustin Coppens
Mid 18th century
Wool and silk
295 x 293 cm
Northern Europe, maybe Germany
Early 18th century
Wool and silk
263 x 226 cm
Centre de tissage: Enghien (marque de la ville coin supérieur droit)
matériaux: laine et soie
Premier quart XVIIe
360 x 271 cm (141 ³/₄ x 106 ³/₄ inches)
Victor Vasarely
Weaving Center: Aubusson
Workshop: Pinton
Edition of 6
Material: wool
196 x 198 cm (77 ¹/₈ x 78 inches)
After David Teniers II or III Lille, workshop of Guillaume Werniers (+1738)
ca 1720
wool, silk
291 x 220 cm
after David Teniers II ou III
Madrid, workshops Santa Barbara (?),
second quarter 18th Century
wool, silk
216 x 327 cm
(fragment)
from the series with "the Months of Lucas"
after 16th Century designs by Lucas van Nevele
Brussels, city mark
workshop Marcus De Vos (+1697) (signature)
ca. 1660
wool and silk
312 cm x 355 cm
Lille
early 18th Century
after Charles Lebrun (1619-1690)
wool and silk
286 x 390 cm
(fragment)
suite: Noble pastorale
cartoons by François Boucher (1703-1770)
Manufacture royale de Beauvais
after 1755
wool and silk
215 cm x 200 cm
From the series with 'History of Alexander the Great'
after Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)
Brussels, workshop Judocus De Vos
ca. 1700
wool and silk
H: 420 cm x W: 660 cm
Aubusson (signed MRDAUBUSSON)
non-identified workshop's signature
(M.SAVCOUR?)
2nd half 18th Century
wool and silk
H. 245 cm x W. 510 cm
"The Month of June"
from the series "The Months of Lucas"
after 16th C designs by Lucas de Nevele
Paris, Royal Manufacturers of Gobelins
ca. 1730
wool and silk
H. 241 cm x W. 228 cm
series: Ovid's Metamorphoses
probably Brussels
ca. 1700
wool and silk
H. 313 cm x W. 446 cm
Provenance: European royal collection
Brussels (town mark)
workshop Hendrik II Reydams (signed H. REYDAMS)
before 1719
wool and silk
H. 340 cm x W 488 cm
Illustrated in: Flemish Tapestries, 1999, p.314-315
from the series with “Noble pastorale”
after François Boucher (1703-1770)
Royal manufacturers of Beauvais
after 1755
wool and silk
H. 253cm x B. 262 cm
from the series with ‘Fêtes Italiennes’
after François Boucher (1703-1770)
Royal manufacturers of Beauvais
After 1755
287 cm x 233 cm
after Salvator Rosa (1615-1673)
Mortlake
ca. 1690
wool and silk
H. 310 x 322 cm
weaving center: London
date: 18th century
materials: wool and silk
dimension: 277 cm x 412 cm
Lille (City Mark)
Workshop LA V(euve) DE G(uillaume) W(erniers) (signature)
after David II or III Teniers
after 1738 (decease of Guillaume Werniers)
wool and silk
294 x 478 cm
Provenance: European Princely Collection
Royal manufacturers of Beauvais or Paris’ Gobelins workshops
early 18th century
Wool and silk
frame: H. 101 x W. 204,5 cm
textile: H. 75 x W. 180 cm
from the series of Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Paris, Gobelins, about 1740
after Louis de Boullogne (1654-1733)
wool and silk
319 x 275 cm
From the series “Ovid’s Metamorphoses”
Brussels (town mark in lower guard), 1675-1700
Workshop Albert Auwercx (weaver’s mark in folded lower guard)
Probably after cartoons by Louis van Schoor
Wool and silk, 330 x 380 cm