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Click here to subscribe19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry in Muted Pastels and Verdure. Signed LR, "Jorrard Filles, Cropere". Depicts romantic pastoral scene of a young shepherd. Measures 67" x 105". Condition: Some fraying, spotting, typical wear from age. Domestic Shipping: Third party. Min Est. $800.00 Max Est. $1200.00
A quantity of general books to include The Bayeux Tapestry, pub, Thames and Hudson in slip case, A Night to Remember by Walter Lord Readers Union 1956, The Story of the Stewarts printed for the Stewart Society circa 190, The Beggars Opera by John Gay, facsimile of the 1st Ed, Ltd Ed of 1000 copies, unnumbered, pub London Daniel O'Connor, 1st Ed W H Maxwell - The Fortunes of Hector O' Halloran and his man Mark Antony O'Toole 1846, red leather and marbled board covers and others (21)
A Flemish historical tapestry, probably 17th century, showing Constantine at the Milvian Bridge with soldiers in a landscape of flowers and hessian backed, approx. 345cm by 220cm FOOTNOTE: The tapestry shows Constantine (280 - 337 AD) at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on the Tiber in AD 312 where he defeated the Emperor Maxentius. Before the battle, Constantine had a dream showing a cross in the sky (Chi-Rho) and a voice crying 'in hoc signo vinces'
PICTURES AND PRINTS, etc, to include a framed woolwork tapestry of flowers and leaves, named M A Wright 1832, approximate size 46cm x 41cm, together with three contemporary oil paintings, Frank Lean, still life of fruit, Rowell, a river flowing through a gorge and Majers, still life of flowers and a print of an Old Master (5)
A well made oak sewing box of rectangular form with upholstered top over an arrangement of five drawers to either side, with ebonised handles, together with a late Victorian walnut footstool of circular form with floral tapestry upholstered top and turned baluster surround and an oak framed folding firescreen enclosing a further floral tapestry panel (3)
Harold II (6th Jan-14th Oct 1066), silver Penny, Lincoln Mint, moneyer Garfin, crowned bust left with sceptre, legend and beaded outer circle surrounding, legend commences at top, +HAROLD REX AI, rev. PAX between beaded lines horizontal at centre, beaded circles and legend surrounding, legend commences at bottom +GEREFIN ON LOI, weight 1.32g (N.836; S.1186). Toned a little weak in parts, a bold to good very fine and a rare moneyer at Lincoln. Provenance: Ex Heritage, New York Signature Sale, 3rd January 2010, lot 21554. The reign of King Harold II was shorter than that of the modern British King Edward VIII who famously abdicated and produced no coins for British currency. The coinage of Harold II all have the same "Peace" type reverse and a head and neck bust on the obverse, which can sometimes face right or have the sceptre absent. As a type coin of the reign demand for King Harold remains strong, especially since 2016 marked the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, celebrated by the Royal Mint with the release of a Fifty Pence coin depicting Harold with the arrow in his eye as seen on the Bayeux Tapestry.
An early 18th century Flemish 'Teniers' tapestry, from the workshop of Guillaume Werniers, depicting four peasant couples dancing to the music of a piper and a fiddler outside a tavern, others sitting, eating and drinking at a table, the village in the background and a distant chateau, with weavers mark G*WERNIERS and Lille factory mark L*F* and fleur-de-lys on a red shield lower right, H.8ft 10in. x W.13ft, extensive minor repairsProvenance: Purchased S. FransesLiterature: H.C. Marillier, Handbook to the Teniers Tapestries, London, 1932, p.75 plate 49, illustrating what is almost certainly the present tapestry.Note: Another almost identical piece (without weaver's mark) was sold Sotheby's, London, 10th April 1981, lot 112; Another weaving in formal-pattern border with armorials was Sotheby's, 19th November, 1982, lot 12.
A 'Teniers' tapestry, London c.1725, attributed to the workshop of John Vanderbank, woven with peasants fighting over a game of cards outside an ale house, two of them fighting by an overturned table, in narrow four-sided floral border, top and bottom borders replaced, H.7ft W.8ft 10in.Provenance: Purchased Vigo Sternberg GalleriesNote: A similar floral border is found on some English Diogenes tapestries; for example Christie's, 27th November 1975, lot 118 (resold Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 18th February 1977, lot 129) and Sotheby's 20th April 1979, lot 10.
Early 20th century mahogany bookcase, four drawers above two adjustable shelves (W70cm, H83cm, D39cm), an oak drop leaf trolley, 19th century dining chair with drop in tapestry seat, rectangular stool and a polished pine cheval mirror Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
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