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THBFrench 'Hunting the Stag' Wool Tapestry
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveDec 6, 2024
This sale features fifteen exceptional 16th-18th century tapestries from the Brooklyn Museum, including a striking series of six depicting a stag hunt. The collection highlights the grandeur of French, Flemish, and Dutch weaving traditions. Additional highlights include a Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica porcelain dinner service, paintings, and sculptures by artists such as Reuven Rubin and Edouard Drouot, along with fine furnishings and other notable items. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Tournai, France, second quarter 16th century, depicts a hunting scene within a stand of oak and fruit trees, at left, three hunters on horseback, one blowing a horn, at center, two hounds and a running attendant with a sword hilt, at right, attendant is holding a collared hound, at upper right, the stag is running among a group of trees, border composed of fruit and floral garland bound with ribbon, lion's head masks at upper left and right corners, 135 x 100 in. (11 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. 4 in.)
Provenance: Before 1923, acquired by Madame de la P.... of Paris, France;
March 17, 1923, purchased at The Anderson Galleries, The Important
Collection of Madame de la P.... of Paris, France, lot 101 by George Joseph Demotte of New York, NY and Paris;
May 8, 1924, purchased from the Estate of George Joseph Demotte by the
Brooklyn Museum;
Property from the Brooklyn MuseumExhibition History:
Brooklyn Museum, tapestry display in the Lace Room, May 1, 1923Publication History:
The Important Collection of Madame de la P.... of Paris, France, New York: Anderson Galleries, 1923, p. 85-99, pl. 101A-F (lot 101);
Asselberghs, Jean-Paul, Les tapisseries Flamandes aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique, Brussels: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 1974, p. 53 - Provenance
Before 1923, acquired by Madame de la P.... of Paris, France;
March 17, 1923, purchased at The Anderson Galleries, The Important
Collection of Madame de la P.... of Paris, France, lot 101 by George Joseph Demotte of New York, NY and Paris;
May 8, 1924, purchased from the Estate of George Joseph Demotte by the
Brooklyn Museum;
Property from the Brooklyn Museum - Shipping Info
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- Condition
several holes to trees in upper left panel, small tear to upper right border, areas of fading, scattered losses to round and probable restorations, verso with burlap reinforcements along outer border and center tapestry, additional band of reinforcement between border and panel
