Classic French Hunting Scene Tapestry 7'1 x 5'5

French landscape tapestry probably Beauvais, circa 1750. Although not a product of the Royal Gobelins factory in Paris, this pictorial landscape tapestry is extremely Fine with silk highlights. The French royal tapestry works in the Gobelins made masterpieces for the crown. For the nobility and bourgeoisie, Beauvais was the source for attractive wall hangings in all sizes, degrees of fineness and subject matters. Rural scenes particularly appealed to urban collectors. Here two white geese cavort under a sandy bluff. The hillock is framed on each side by trees, one a blasted trunk, and topped by a picturesque rustic windmill. Realistically depicted flowers, overhanging grasses and luxuriant foliage give a summer air to the image. In addition, a startled bird, flies up to the right. The border is a trompe l’oeil gilt picture frame with corner bosses and low relief “carving”. The weave is quite Fine and is executed in wool with copious silk details. Although Jean Pillement...

6'3 high x 5'9 wide. A circa 1880 hand-woven French Tapestry depicting a forest scene with a lake flowing through. and a bird in the water.

A French tapestry depicting in a bucolic atmosphere the first stage in wine making (gathering the grapes before extracting the juice). The workers, or peasants, bring basketful of wh...

Antique French Forest scene tapestry, circa 1880, 4'6 x 10'. An antique French fine hand-loomed tapestry, circa 1880. A forest scene, with trees and foliage surrounded by a floral bo...

Decorate a wall or a staircase with this elegant and colorful antique hunt tapestry with original border. Handwoven in Aubusson, France circa 1880, the r...

78244 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 4'00 x 4'09. Woven in the famed workshops of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this antique French tapestry conjures th...

The Boar Hunt, two huntsmen riding through the forest following a pack of hunting dogs of which one has injured a paw, chasing a wild boar. The countryside has water flowing thru and...

19th century Aubusson tapestry hunting scene - N° 1205 Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how, we are pleased to present to you works of art in fa...