£49,000
In stock
Description
“The Gardener”
A fine and extremely rare mid 18th century French Lille Tapestry
Dimensions: 297cm high x 198cm wide
Very finely woven in silk and wool, circa 1750.
In excellent, original condition
Signed by the weaver: “The Widow of Guillaume Werniers” – LA VEUVE.DE G.W.L.M.F
The design by David Teniers
A pastoral scene depicting a gardener leaning on his fork and a man smoking a pipe in a woodland setting
( see Handbook to the Teniers Tapestries by H.C. Marillier – Oxford University Press 1932 )
Specification
Antique Collection
European
1750
297 × 198 cm9’8” x 6’5”
