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Lot 1096 - A174 Furniture, Porcelain & Decoration - Thursday, 17. September 2015, 10.00 AM

TAPESTRY "LE TRIOMPHE DE MERCURE",

Regence, signed V*LEYNIERS*DL (Manufactory of Urban and Daniel IV Leyniers, active between 1729 and 1747), after drawings by J. VAN ORLEY (Jan van Orley, 1665–1735), Brussels, ca. 1740.
Depiction of Mercury with a winged helmet and a staff between a rooster and a putto. Finely stylised leaf border. Height reduced by sewing. H 285 cm (actually 392 cm). W 570 cm.

Provenance:
– from a private collection, Suisse romande.
With extensive expert opinion by Prof. G. Delmarcel, Boechout 2015.


CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)

Sold for CHF 24 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.