The Age of Oak - 9th April 2025
Lot 323
A TAPESTRY CARTOON STYLE PANEL OF PRIMAVERA
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £4032
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Description
A TAPESTRY CARTOON STYLE PANEL OF PRIMAVERA
LATE 19TH CENTURY
depicting a 'Botticelli' figure of a maiden in floral dress surrounded by plants and trees enclosed by borders of vines in flower and plain guard stripes together with three others from the same series (4)
220 x 111cm each (approx)
Provenance
Purchased from Ian Hastie, Salisbury in 1976.
Catalogue Note
Tapestry cartoons were used by weavers as sketches in order to complete the woven tapestry. These panels were possibly intended to be used as embroidery templates.