Live Auction 2827The Decorative Arts Sale
A Brussels Biblical tapestry depicting Jacob and Laban dividing the herds
Lot 152

A Brussels Biblical tapestry depicting Jacob and Laban dividing the herds

LATE 17TH CENTURY

Closed23 September 2009

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EUR 8,750

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A Brussels Biblical tapestry depicting Jacob and Laban dividing the herds
LATE 17TH CENTURY
Woven in wools and silks
318 x 300 cm

Specialist note

The design is based on the earlier Bernard van Orley designs for a set that remains at the Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis te Brussel, illustrated in M. Crick-Kuntziger, Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis te Brussel, 'Catalogus van de Wandtapijten', Brussels, n.d. plate 36.