Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 273
AN ITALIAN CARTOON FOR A TAPESTRY
Estimate £300 - £400
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
AN ITALIAN CARTOON FOR A TAPESTRY
BY ERULO EROLI (ITALIAN 1854-1916), LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
depicting the Madonna & Child, The Madonna with a fine medieval style dress of ‘gold embroidery’, flanked by upper spandrels of lion masks surrounded by foliate, enclosed by narrow borders, with the words ‘ Ave Maria’ beneath and signed 'Erylo Erolo'
172 x 85cm
Catalogue Note
Erulo Eroli (1854–1916) was an Italian painter, tapestry designer and ceramicist whose career was closely connected with the artistic life of late-19th- and early-20th-century Rome. Born in Rome on 31 August 1854, he was the son of the sculptor Pio Eroli and studied at the School of San Michele a Ripa under Alessandro Ceccarini, where he developed skills in painting, mosaic, ceramics, stained glass and tapestry.