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A FLEMISH ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY
Lot 217 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOT 217)

A FLEMISH ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY

BRUSSELS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO LODEWIJK VAN SCHOOR, POSSIBLY BY JACOB I VAN DER BORGHT

Closed20 October 2011

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A FLEMISH ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRY
BRUSSELS, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO LODEWIJK VAN SCHOOR, POSSIBLY BY JACOB I VAN DER BORGHT
Woven in wools and silks, depicting Spring from the series of the Seasons, with Flora to the center and within a simulated frame border, brown outer guard border later, limited areas of re-weaving
Approximately 11 ft. 2 in. (340 cm.) high, 12 ft. (366 cm.) wide

Specialist note

Lodewijk van Schoor (d. 1702) was one of the most highly regarded and prolific tapestry designers in Brussels in the late 17th Century. Records from the merchant Nicolaas Naulaerts and his successor's archives of 1699 to 1709 document a set of the Seasons by van Schoor in their collection. A tapestry of identical design and signed by Jacob I van der Borght is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.