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133rd Art and Antiques Auction
vom 18.06.2022

Tapestry lady at the organ

Lot 8023 limit € 180

Motif from the tapestry series "The lady with the unicorn, colored tapestry, "Dame à lorgue, nztl. Museum copy based on the medieval original from the Musée de Cluny (Musée national du Moyen Âge) in Paris, rs. bordered with matt green linen fabric, approx. 130 x 150 cm, for hanging on the wall, all in all good condition. The six-piece millefleurs tapestry "The Lady with the Unicorn" (in French "La Dame à la licorne") is considered the main attraction of the Paris Medieval Museum. The tapestries were created at the end of the 15th century in the southern Netherlands, probably in Brussels or Tournai, and symbolically show the five senses. In this case, the lady with the organ symbolizes hearing.

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