Lot 869 D α

An Amsterdam wool and silk tapestry with an allegory of Europe

Auction 1066 - overview Cologne
20.05.2016, 14:00 - Decoratvie Arts II
Estimate: 7.000 € - 9.000 €

An Amsterdam wool and silk tapestry with an allegory of Europe

Faded polychromy, washed, trimmed, old repairs, stains. 216 x 306 cm.
Attributed to the workshop of Alexander Baert the Younger, early 18th C.

Literature

Cf. Göbel, Wandteppiche, Leipzig 1923, vol. 1, part II, illus. 484, one part of the "continents" series, or part. I p. 535.