Two falconers. unknown c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Duc de Chaumount coll., Château de Chaumount-sur-Loire, France. French & Co. received from A. J. Kobler, invoiced, 10/22/1934; returned 2/12/1939 (and 8/24/1942) [SS 18250]. French & Co. purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries (Baroness Marie de Reitzes-Marienwert sale), 6/2/1948 [SS 46043]. In landscape with millefleurs ground, 2 noblemen walking; page follows behind holding falcon; castle seen in background Frag
Two falconers. unknown c. 1500-1510 Tapestry Dimensions: H 8'7" x W 6'5" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: Southern Netherlands Weaving Center: unknown Ownership History: Duc de Chaumount coll., Château de Chaumount-sur-Loire, France. French & Co. received from A. J. Kobler, invoiced, 10/22/1934; returned 2/12/1939 (and 8/24/1942) [SS 18250]. French & Co. purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries (Baroness Marie de Reitzes-Marienwert sale), 6/2/1948 [SS 46043]. In landscape with millefleurs ground, 2 noblemen walking; page follows behind holding falcon; castle seen in background Fragment; borders missing. Stock sheet no. 18250 attributes Tournai as the weaving center. Stock sheet no. 46043 notes that tapestry was exhibited at the Arts Club of Chicago, the Cincinnati Museum of Art, Grand Rapids Art Gallery, the University of Michigan Art Gallery & the Duveen Brothers exhibition in New York of Gothic tapestries. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 18250 French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 46043
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