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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Material: Wool
Beautiful Large Contemporary Landscape Tapestry 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful contemporary hand knotted wool landscape tapestry, ca. 1970-1980 Hand knotted on a vertical loom in wool, vegetable colours. Perfect condition considering the age of the o...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s nice vintage Equator tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century South American tapestry with beautiful design and nice colours. Discover the charm of this handwoven vintage Ecuadorian tapestry...
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Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Tribal Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s wonderful antique 16th century French Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice and old french tapestry fragment, from the middle of the 16th century, with nice design of its period design and beautiful natural colo...
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16th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry originally from a chair cover but can be also use for cushions, or frames. Adorned with a captivating floral design from the N...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Antique Wool and Silk Tapestry from Brussels, Circa 1650
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-woven in Brussels, circa 1650, this wool and silk tapestry depicts a church scene with six clergymen at an altar. After roughly 375 years, the colors are still vibrant, highlighted by fabrics of blue that punctuate the predominately gold, cream, and brown fibers of the textile. Two young bishops, possibly receiving their consecration, kneel on the steps of the altar, dressed in a cassock beneath a chimere, with one holding a thurible and the other a biretta. A third bishop stands in front of them, as two elder clergymen look on from the right of the altar. The older of the two holds a crozier and a biretta with arms extended from beneath a luxurious blue and gold ferraiolo. On the opposite side of the altar is the sixth and final bishop, who is wearing his biretta and holding a mitre. The luxurious altar is adorned with tall gilt candlesticks...
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Mid-17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Wool Tapestries

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Textile, Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s pretty antique French Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite antique French Aubusson tapestry featuring a delightful floral design and beautiful colors. The light green background adorned with a vase holding a bouquet of intricately...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage French jacquard tapestry « fishing by the water »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this exquisite French tapestry featuring a charming scene titled "A Romantic Encounter and Fishing by the Water." Capturing a delightful and romantic country...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

XXL Wall Tapestry by Renate Bonfanti, Italy ca. 1970
Located in Rotterdam, NL
XXL Wall Tapestry by Renate Bonfanti, Italy ca. 1970. Renate was trained on art school in Milan and finished her studies in Oslo, Norway at the kvinnelige industriskole in the early 1950’s. To perfect her weaving skills she took an internship at autonomous Norwegian textile...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Linen

Bobyrug’s nice antique French Aubusson round tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Aubusson tapestry with beautiful floral design and nice Colors, entirely hand woven with wool and silk. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanship with our...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Midcentury Hand made wool Wall Tapestry 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- perfect original condition - around 1970s jr
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Fabric, Wool

Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920 A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of noblemen amongst incredible, exotic verdur...
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1920s French Baroque Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Chinese Art Deco Little Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Beijing Chinese rug adorned with a captivating design and vibrant colors. Meticulously hand-knotted with wool velvet on a cotton foundation. The intricate pattern, featurin...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s pretty antique French Aubusson tapestry “Guy Laval” modern design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Stunning 20th-century tapestry featuring a stylized Art Nouveau and Art Deco design by French artist "Guy Laval." Depicting a family in the countryside or forest with warm hues, this...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Bobyrug’s pretty antique French Aubusson style Jacquard tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite French antique tapestry Dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century, this mechanically woven masterpiece on Jacquard looms showcases a charming countryside scene. Cr...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Bobyrug’s Pretty Jaquar Tapestry Aubusson Museum Style Medieval Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of 'Scènes Galantes,' a stunning vintage French tapestry featuring a medieval design inspired by the 15th-century masterpiece from the Cluny Museum....
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

1920 French Art Deco Tapestry 4'4" X 7'8"
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
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1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Tapestry Brutalist Macrame, Spain 1980s
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Modern Design ! Neo Classique ! bohemian decor, macramé wall hangings should be at the top of your list. These lightweight, airy pieces are typically made with natural materials (thi...
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1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cord

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Egyptian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage Egyptian woven tapestry, in style of Wissa Wassef school tapestries with beautiful childish design and nice colours, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Kilim Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

French Antique needlepoint tapestry of castles
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional combination of colors used in this Piece is excellent. The colors are vibrant and no Wear is visible. The image has beautiful flowers, And foliage in various shades ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Elie Grekoff - des adolescents en cage Modern french tapestry N° 1363
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
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1960s French Aubusson Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Rare Wool & Silk Renaissance 4x5 1890 132x155cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Rare Wool & Silk Renaissance c.1890 4'4" x 5'1" 132 cm x 155cm "This is an outstanding antique French Aubusson tapestry- This piece incorporates ...
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1890s French Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Peruvian tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless beauty of this exquisite vintage South American Peru tapestry. Adorned with a captivating native design showcasing a vibrant town w...
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Mid-20th Century Peruvian Native American Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Beaded / hand embroidered Chakla Cloth Gujarat Saurashta Textile from India
Located in Buffalo, NY
Beaded / Hand embroidered Chakla Cloth Gujarat Saurashta Textile from India,, Wonderfully decorated.. Intricate bead work,, Unusual applied mirrors,, Some bleed through dis-colorati...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk, Mirror, Beads

Bobyrug’s pretty mid century French Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage Aubusson tapestry with beautiful design of an 18th century tapestry, with beautiful colours, entirely hand woven with wool and s...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton, Silk

Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Hermes Mercury Wool & Silk Square 6x6 176x178cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9 1900 4'10" x 9'2" 148cm x 280cm "This is an outstanding antique French Aubusson tapestry in a fantastic large square size- This wool & silk treasure incorporates impeccable attention to detail- Depicting a scene of Hermes and Mercury...
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Early 1900s French Baroque Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Antique French Tapestry Verdure Signed 1880 Wool & Silk 5x7 153cm x 201cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Signed 1880 Wool & Silk 5x7 153cm x 201cm A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a castle amongst a river, verdure, and exotic birds. Beauti...
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1880s French Baroque Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Antique French Tapestry Verdure Fruits Noblemen 1890 Wool & Silk 6x7 183 x 206cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Arts & Crafts Noblemen 1890 Wool & Silk 6x7 183 x 206cm A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of noblemen dressed up amongst exotic fruit...
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1890s French Baroque Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the History of Esther, illustrating Esther seated and attended by handmaidens, one washing her feet in golden basin, another fastening a bracelet, another offering a mirror, all observed by Mordecai, woven in the workshop of Michele Audran after a design by J. F. de Troy. The Toilet of Esther c.1778-85.Royal Collection Trust-Queens Audience Chamber Windsor Castle The Sketches for the Esther Cycle by Jean-François de Troy (1736) “and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mor’decai, ..., took for his own daughter.” (Est. 2:7) A supple and undulating genius, both a flattering portraitist and a prolix history painter, as well as a brilliant genre painter, in a gallant or worldly vein, Jean-François de Troy (Paris, 1679 – Rome, 1752), solicited, although he had passed the threshold of old age, a new royal commission up to his ambitions. To obtain it, he submitted – successfully - for the approval of the Bâtiments du roi (administration), seven modelli painted in 1736 with his usual alacrity. Inspired by one of the most novelistic texts of the Old Testament, the Book of Esther, these sketches in a rapid and virtuoso manner were transformed by the artist, between 1737 and 1740 into large cartoons intended to serve as models for the weavers of the Gobelins factory. Showing undeniable ease and skill in the composition in perfect harmony with the sensitivities of the times, the tapestry set met with great success. The Story of Esther perfectly corresponded to the plan of the Bâtiments du roi to renew the repertoire of tapestry models used for the weavers of the royal factories while it also conformed to the tastes of Louis XV’s subjects for a fantastical Orient, the set for a dramatic tale in which splendour, love and death were combined. Indeed, no tapestry set was woven in France during the 18th century as often as that of Esther. The series of modelli painted by de Troy during the year 1736 looks to the history of French painting and decoration under Louis XV as much as it does the history of the Gobelins. It probably counts among the most important rococo pictorial groups to have remained in private hands. First the Biblical source illustrated by De Troy which constitutes the base of one of the richest iconographical traditions of Western art will be considered. Then the circumstances and specific character of French civilisation during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV which contributed to making the theme of Esther a relevant subject, both attractive to contemporaries and remarkably in line with the sensitivities of the time will be elucidated. An examination of the exceptional series of sketches united here, the cartoons and the tapestries that they anticipate as well as a study of their reception will close this essay. The Book of Esther: A scriptural source at the source of rich iconography. The origin of the Esther tapestry set by Jean-François de Troy – origin and creation of a masterpiece According to the evidence of one of the artist’s early biographers, the chevalier de Valory, author of a posthumous elegy of the master, read at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 6 February 1762, it was apparently due to early16 rivalry with François Lemoyne (1688-1737), his younger colleague who had precisely just been appointed First Painter to the King in 1736, that had encouraged François de Troy to seek a commission allowing him to show off his ease and his promptitude at the expense of a rival who was notoriously laborious: “M. De Troy, retaining some resentment of the kind of disadvantage which he believed to have suffered compared with his emulator looked to regain some territory by making use of the facility his rival did not possess. Lemoyne was excessively long in the creation of his works,and M. De Troy of a rare celerity: consequently, with this particular talent, the latter offered to the court to make paintings appropriate to be executed at the Gobelins Factory; and it is to this circumstance that we owe the beautiful series of the Story of Esther, which would be sufficient alone to give him a great reputation.”17 Beyond the suspicion inspired by the topos, which still constitutes, more or less, a tale of rivalries between artists in ancient literature, there is probably some truth in what Valory reports although A.-J. Dezalier d’Argenville (who indicates rather spitefully that de Troy did not hesitate to “cut prices” to impose himself, benefitting from the productivity assured by the unlikely rapidity of his brush)18 proves to be more evasive: “As he looked to busy himself, he had offered to make the paintings that serve as models for the King’s tapestries cheaply: which did not please his colleagues. He was given a choice of two tapestry series to be made and he took the Story of Esther and that of Jason”.19 Whether or not the choice was actually left to de Troy (which would appear rather casual on the royal administration’s part all the same), it seems likely that the artist, whose contemporaries extol his “fire”, as the faculty of invention was then called, must have ardently aspired to the possibility of using on a very large scale the “creative genius” with which Dezallier d’Argenville credits him. The decoration of the private apartments, the fashion for which Louis XV had promoted at Versailles and Fontainebleau, offered little opportunity to excel in this area. Other than painting for altarpieces, only tapestries could allow comparison with Lemoyne who had been granted – unfortunately for him – a major decoration: the enormous ceiling of the Hercules Room at Versailles. Favoured by the recent improvement in France’s financial situation, the revival of patronage offered de Troy a commission fitting for him, in a field in which, however, he had hardly any experience. Anxious to renew the repertoire of models available to the Gobelins factory, the Duc d’Antin, surintendant des Bâtiments du roi from 1708 to 1736 followed by his successor, Philibert Orry comte de Vignory, gave him the task of producing seven large cartoons inspired by the Book of Esther corresponding to the brilliant sketches or modelli which de Troy had produced in one go, or almost (very few preparatory drawings can in fact be linked to the Esther cycle and all seem to be at the execution stage of the cartoons).20 Subjected to the approval of the Administration des Bâtiments according to the procedure in use for projects being planned for the Gobelins, sketches made rapidly during 1736 were approved and the project launched immediately. Thereupon came the news of François Lemoyne’s death, who, ground down by work and a victim of his private torment, committed suicide on 4 June 1737. Against all expectations, de Troy did not replace his rival in the position of First Painter (which remained vacant until the appointment of Charles Coypel in January 1747), which would perhaps have made him too obviously the beneficiary of the drama. The awarding of the position of Director of the French Academy in Rome came to console him while he had already produced (or he was in the process of finishing), in Paris, three of the seven cartoons of the cycle (The Fainting of Esther finished in 1737 and the Toilet and Coronation of Esther, both finished in 1738). De Troy, we can see, did not follow the order of the narrative but began with the subjects which apparently offered the least difficulty because he had already depicted them, or because they fall into a strong pictorial tradition (such is the case especially for the Fainting of Esther). He had hardly settled at the Palazzo Mancini in August 1738, when his first task which awaited the new director of the French Academy naturally consisted of honouring the royal commission and finishing without delay the final cartoons of the Story of Esther after the sketches he must have taken with him. As prompt as ever, de Troy discharged himself of the execution of the four remaining cartoons in only two years, by beginning with the largest format which allowed him to strike the imagination and to impose himself as soon as he arrived on the Roman stage: the Triumph of Mor’decai which was finished in 1739 (like Esther’s Banquet). The following year, the Mor’decai's Disdain and The Sentencing of Haman were brought to an end in the same Neo-Venetian style, obviously tributary to Veronese with its choice of “open” monumental architecture which is characteristic of the entire cycle.21 The series, it should be noted, was almost augmented with some additional scenes in the mid 1740s. Indeed, the first tapestry set finished at the Gobelins in 1744 proved to be unsuitable for the arrangement of the Dauphine’s apartments at Versailles for which it had been intended to decorate the walls the following year (cf infra). Informed of this, de Troy, considering that the story of Esther offered “several good subjects,” immediately offered to illustrate one or new subject among those “which could appear to be the most interesting”. The directeur des Bâtiments Orry, who managed the State’s accounts, obviously judged it less costly to have one of the tapestries widened to fill in the end of the Dauphine’s bedroom,22 which has probably deprived us of very original compositions, because de Troy had already illustrated the most famous themes, those that benefitted from a strongly established iconographical tradition and from which it was not easy to deviate The Tapestry Set of the Story of Esther Placed on the tapestry looms of the Gobelins at the end of the 1730s in Michel Audran’s workshop, the cycle created by de Troy aroused true infatuation. The few hundred tapestries made between 1738 and 1797 – all in high-warp tapestry and woven in wool and silk except for four in low-warp made in Neilson’s workshop – show the impressive success of a tapestry set that was without any doubt the most frequently woven of the 18th century in France. 29 Only three cartoons had been delivered by de Troy in 1738 when the first tapestry set was begun by Audran under the expert eye of Jean-Baptiste Oudry to whom the Directeur général des bâtiments, Philibert Orry had assigned the (weekly) supervision of the weaving. During the summer of 1738, the piece of the Fainting of Esther, which Oudry judged to be admirable, was finished. During the winter of 1742, Oudry informed Orry that about two ells of the Triumph of Mor’decai had been made “with no faults”,that the Coronation of Esther was finished and that the Esther at her Toilet “a very gracious tapestry” was “a little over half” finished. Exhibited at Versailles in 1743, these two last pieces were admired by Louis XV and the Court. On 3 December 1744, the set of seven tapestries was finally delivered to the Garde Meuble. It was intended, the honour was not slight, to decorate the apartments of the Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain whose marriage to the young Dauphin Louis-Ferdinand had been fixed for the following year (it took place on 23 February 1745). Apparently it was thought that the theme of Esther the biblical heroine and wife of a foreign sovereign was appropriate for the apartments of the Spanish Dauphine. As early as the month of March, the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel informed de Troy that her grand cabinet was decorated with the “Esther tapestry set” specifying however that “for lack of two small or one large piece, we have not been able to decorate the end of the room”. This difficulty led immediately to the Banquet episode being woven a second time in two parts (they were delivered to the Garde-Meuble on 30 December 1746) to garnish the panels on each side of the bed of the Dauphine who would hardly enjoy them (she died on 22 July 1746 and the decoration was installed for the new Dauphine Maria Josepha of Saxony). The appearance of the set’s remarkable border, which imitated a richly sculpted wooden frame, should be mentioned. Conceived in 1738 by the ornamentalist Pierre Josse-Perrot and used in the later weavings until 1768, it tended to reinforce the resolutely painterly appearance of the tapestry set which, in this regard, pushed the art of tapestry as far as its ultimate mimetic possibilities. With the exception of Mor’decai's Disdain which had been removed earlier, the “editio princeps” of the story of Esther (from then on in nine pieces) remained at Versailles until the Revolution. Of the eight surviving tapestries, four are at the chateau of Compiègne and four belong today to the Mobilier National. No less than seven tapestry sets reputed to be complete (one of them in fact only had six tapestries) would be produced officially at the Gobelins up to 1772. Literature: 1- The Œuvres mêlées of an emulator of Racine, the Abbé Augustin NADAL thus include an Esther. Divertissement spiritual which is exactly contemporary with Jean François de Troy’s cycle since it was performed in 1735 and published in Paris three years later. 2-Le Siècle de Louis XIV, 1751, 1785 ed., p. 96-97 for French ed. 3- Lemoyne and de Troy had been obliged to share the First Prize in the competition organised in 1727 between the most prominent history painters of the Académie Royale. 4- Mémoires…, pub. L. DUSSIEUX et al., 1854, II, p.265. 5-The fact that de Troy, at the risk of falling out with his colleagues, did not hesitate to make use of prices in order to convince the new directeur des Bâtiments Philibert Orry, is confirmed by Mariette who adds tersely “it caused much shouting” (pub. 1851-1860, II, p. 103). 6- Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres…, ed. 1762, IV, p. 368-369 20 Early comments on the painter are inclined to present him as a kind of “pure painter”, doing without the medium of drawing, a few intermediary studies between the Esther sketches and the large cartoons at the Louvre nevertheless show that de Troy used red chalk (see in the catalogue, the notice for the Meal of Esther and Ahasuerus under the entry drawing) to change one or other figure. 7-C. GASTINEL-COURAL (cat. exp. PARIS, 1985, p. 9-13) as well as the article by J. VITTET, exh. cat. LA ROCHE-GUYON, 2001, p. 51-55. 8-The Hermitage in St. Petersburg conserves five tapestries of these two royal gifts whose provenance still awaits elucidation (as far as we are aware). In 1766, the Grand Marshal of Russia, Count Razumovski (or Razamowski), acquired the Fainting and the Banquet extracted from the sixth weaving (J. VITTET, 2001, p. 53). 9- Lettres écrites de Suisse, d’Italie…,quoted by J. VITTET, op. cit., p. 54. 10-The tapestry set remained in the hands of a branch of the Hapsburg-Lorraine family until 1933 (ibid. P. 54). 11-Quoted by Chr. LERIBAULT, 2002, p. 97, note 269. 12-Y. CANTAREL-BESSON, 1992, p. 241. Catalogue The Esther at her Toilet Oil on canvas, 57 x 51 cm Provenance: Painted in 1736 at the same time as the six other modelli of the Story of Esther intended to be presented, for approval, to the direction des Bâtiments du Roi; perhaps identifiable among a lot of sketches by Jean-François de Troy in the post mortem inventory of the amateur, historian and critic Claude-Henri Watelet (1718-1786) drawn up on 13 January 1786 and following days (A.N. T 978, n° 30) then in the sale of the property of the deceased, Paris, 12 June 1786, n° 33; Paris, François Marcille Collection (who owned a series of six sketches from which the Triumph of Mor’decai was missing, see infra); Paris, Marcille Sale, Hôtel Drouot, 12-13 January 1857, n° 36; Asnières, Mme de Chavanne de Palmassy ( ?) collection; Paris, Galerie Cailleux; Paris, Humbert de Wendel collection (acquired from the Galerie Cailleux in 1928); by inheritance in the same family; Paris, Sotheby’s, 23 June 2011, n° 61. In order not to add unnecessarily to the technical commentary on each work, the catalogue raisonné by Chr. Leribault which contains a substantial bibliography on the series should be referred to. The other bibliographical references only concern the publications and exhibitions to have appeared and been presented more recently. Bibliography and Exhibitions: Chr. LERIBAULT, 2002, n° P. 247 (repr.); E. LIMARDO DATURI, 2004, p. 28; Exh. cat. NANTES, 2011, p. 138, n° 34, referred to in note 1; Sotheby’s catalogue, Tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle, 23 June 2011, n° 61 (repr.). Related Works: Tapestry cartoon: The cartoon (oil on canvas, 329 x 320 cm), the third made by the artist in Paris after the sketches had been approved by the direction des Bâtiments, is in the Louvre (Inv. 8315). It previously bore the painter’s signature and the date 1738 (inscriptions which are found on the tapestries). The royal administration paid 1600 livres for it on 21 June 1738 and it was exhibited at the Salon in the year of its creation. Summary Biography 1679 (27 January): Baptism in Paris (Parish of St. Nicolas du Chardonnet) of Jean-François de Troy, son of the painter François de Troy and Jeanne Cotelle, sister of the painter Jean II Cotelle. 1696-1698: Studies (apparently rather turbulent) at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. 1698-1708: First trip to Italy. Is obliged to leave Rome in January 1711 after a tempestuous affair (a duel?), de Troy extends the traditional Roman experience as a pensionnaire at the Académie de France by also visiting Tuscany where he stays for a long time, Venice (his art in face has a strongly Venetian character) and Genoa. 1708: De Troy (whose father had been elected Director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 7 July) is agréé and immediately received at the Académie with Apollo and Diana Piercing with their Arrows the Children of Niobe (Montpellier, Musée Fabre) on 28 July. 1710: First royal commission, paid for on 10 May (a sketch representing “the Promotion of the Order of the Holy Spirit” for the tapestry series of the History of the King). 1716: Jean-François de Troy is elected Assistant Professor at the Academy. 1720: He is appointed Professor. 1723: The artist creates the double portrait of Louis XV...
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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Wool Tapestries

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Silk, Wool

MMF - Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson, Framed Hand Woven Tapestry
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Märta Maas-Fjetterström - Barbro Nilsson Scandinavian Modern A beautiful vintage handwoven textile by Barbro Nilsson at Marta Maas-Fjetterström, framed in dark oak with glass backg...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Hunting French jacquard tapestry in Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Hunting jacquard tapestry in style of Detti, Renaissance style, from which a climate of richness and frivolity emerges from this scene. The Renaissance profoundly changed the art of tapestry. The taste for large decorative frescoes was reborn, but with a sense of composition, decor and perspective, hitherto unknown. In this “Hunting”, the artist mainly painted the attitude and costumes of the characters. The hunt itself stands in the background. Characters dressed "in the Italian style", richly caparisoned horses...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Large Vintage Needlepoint Wall Hanging or Floor Covering
Located in Miami, FL
Large Vintage Needlepoint Wall Hanging or Floor Covering Offered for sale is a large wool needlepoint wall hanging or floor covering on needlepoint canvas...
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20th Century Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Canvas

Italian Vintage Tapestry by Missoni, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
Italian collectable tapestry, professionally framed. This piece, considered a work of art has been designed by Ottavio Missoni, (1921 – 2013) during the 1980s. The Missoni enterpris...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Plywood

Tapestry Brutalist Macrame, Spain 1970s
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Modern Design ! Neo Classique ! bohemian decor, macramé wall hangings should be at the top of your list. These lightweight, airy pieces are typically made with natural materials (thi...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cord

Bobyrug's pretty vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style (hunters' stop)
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style tapestry woven on mechanical jacquard looms with wool and cotton with a design of « Hunters' stop » Based on an Aubusson tapestry, mid-18th cent...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

1967 Phillips Pilot Rock Tapestry Yacht Club Rare Needlepoint 3x8ft 89cm x 249cm
Located in New York, NY
1967 Phillips Pilot Rock Tapestry Yacht Club Rare Needlepoint 2'11" x 8'2" 3x8ft 89cm x 249cm "This is a beautiful, super rare 1967 Phillips Pilot Rock Tapestry depicting a yacht cl...
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20th Century English Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style, “romantic rendezvous”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the exquisite charm of this late 20th-century French tapestry, meticulously woven on Jacquard looms in Jules Pansu's workshops. Crafted from a blend of cotton, wool, and acrylic, it captures a design of the drawing called (rendez-vous galant) "Romantic Rendezvous" at 18th century. « Rendez-vous galant » Made according to the drawings of Maurice Jacques...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton, Acrylic

Norval Morrisseau "Astral Thunderbird" Wall Hanging Tapestry Signed, 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Norval Morrisseau "Astral Thunderbird" Wall Hanging Tapestry Signed on verso, 1 of 15, 1970 Tapestry has signature in lower right in the weave and 1/...
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1970s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Yarn

Early 20th Century Tunisian Berber Woman's Veil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woman's Cover, Bakhnouk Berber people, Tunisia Early 20th century Wool, cotton, dyed after being woven Supplementary patterning 45"x 75 1/2" (92 x 115 cm)
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Early 20th Century Tunisian Tribal Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Beautiful antique French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite French antique tapestry, Featuring an 18th-century design, this masterpiece depicts a charming tavern scene with couples, one playing...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Pretty vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style, deer hunting design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage French jacquard tapestry, woven in jacquard looms in Aubusson style tapestries, with a beautiful design of deer hunting, showing hunting dogs surrounding a deer, takin...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

The Conversion of Constantine, 17th Century Aubusson Manufacture Tapestry - 1362
Located in Paris, FR
In 312 AD, the Battle of the Milvian Bridge marked a decisive turning point for the Roman Empire and Christianity. At the gates of Rome, Constantine defeats Maxentius and is crowned ...
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Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Late 18th C. French Aubusson Tapestry Silk & Wool Seat Fragment
Located in New York, NY
This is a silk and wool seat cover fragment from antique 18th Century French Aubusson chair. Seat cover woven in wools and silks, each with flor...
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1680s French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

Materials

Wool

1920 Antique English Needlepoint Tapestry 3x5 3'3" x 4'10" 99cm x 148cm
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique English Needlepoint Tapestry 3x5 3'3" x 4'10" 99cm x 148cm "Beautiful English antique needlepoint tapestry with an exotic, scenic design . Creating dimension in any roo...
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1920s English Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Dame à la licorne - Medieval tapestry Manufacture Aubusson 19th - N° 1355
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
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1850s French Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Antique Flemish Verdure Tapestry 9'6 x 12'2
Located in New York, NY
Antique flemish verdure tapestry, 9'6 x 12'2. This antique Flemish tapestry, probably from Brussels is a pure verdure, no humans, just one bird and no animals disturb the sylvan tran...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Floral Brussels Tapestry 18th Century - L 185 x H 85 cm - N° 1360
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 18th century - 1780 Condition: Perfect condition Material: Wool & Silk Width: 185cm Height: 85cm Depth: 1cm
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1780s Belgian Aubusson Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9ft 148x280cm 1900
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Birds Wool & Silk Large 5x9 1900 4'10" x 9'2" 148cm x 280cm "This is an outstanding antique French Aubusson t...
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Early 1900s French Baroque Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

19th Century French Tapestry of a Forest Hunting Scene in Pastel Colors
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful 19th century Jacquard Loom machine-woven French tapestry in the style of 16th century Belgium tapestries depicting a forest and...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Swans Ducks 18th Century Aubusson French Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Aubusson tapestry panel made in France. Measures: Height 9 feet 4 inches, width 7 feet 11 inches. Swans and ducks swimming in a lake...
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Large Antique French Tapestry Handwoven Antique Tapestry Bird Beige, 1890
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry bird handwoven antique 183cmx201cm Beige 6 x 6'7" (6' x 7') Circa 1890 "Beautiful pre-1900 antique tapestry depicting a scenic view including birds, beauti...
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1890s French Antique Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Tapestry Brutalist Macrame, Spain 1980s
Located in DÉNIA, ES
Modern Design ! Neo Classique ! bohemian decor, macramé wall hangings should be at the top of your list. These lightweight, airy pieces are typically made with natural materials (thi...
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1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cord

Märta Måås-Fjetterström handwoven tapestry "Båstadrosen"
Located in Båstad, SE
Handwoven tapestry depicting an abstract rose, designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström in 1934. "Båstadrosen" is a detail from the larger tapestry "Rosorna", which is in the collection...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Linen

Bobyrug’s Beautiful vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
“Chant de la vigne” or “vendanges au Château” "Introducing 'Vine Song' – “ grape harvest at the castle” a beautiful tapestry crafted on Jacquard looms using a blend of wool and cott...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Wool Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

René Fumeron Cosmos Wool Wall Tapestry for Atelier Robert Four, France 1960
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
René Fumeron Cosmos Wool Wall Tapestry for Atelier Robert Four, France 1960 René FUMERON (1921-2004), Cosmos, Wool tapestry woven in the workshops of Aubusson Robert Four, numbered ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Moroccan Primitive Azilal Rug as Modern Artwork with Shag Pile
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Primitive and dramatic Moroccan rug with modern taste : to put on wall, as an artwork. No comment: the colors and the drawing expresses a remarkable creative force (nr. 106 C.P. pri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Primitive Wool Tapestries

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Wool

983 - Beautiful Jaquar Tapestry Vintage Aubusson Style Medieval Design
Located in Paris, FR
983 - Very beautiful French tapestry with a medieval village feast design and beautiful colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacture with wool.
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1950s French Aubusson Vintage Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Jean Picart Ledoux Wool Tapestry "Lumière d'été", France 1960s
Located in L'Escala, ES
Very rare large wool tapestry, "Lumière d'été" by Jean Picart Le Doux manufactured by l'atelier Robert Four in France in 1960s. Hand print on wool tapestry in 100 examples in the Wor...
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Mid-20th Century French Wool Tapestries

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Wool

Abstract hand knotted Wall Tapestry, France 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Abstract wall tapestry, France 1960s. The tapestry is hand knotted with the use of off-white, dark brown, chocolate brown, beige and chestnut brown wool and shows a strong expressive...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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