Lot n° 68
Estimation :
2500 - 3500
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 5 070EUR
Large tapestry panel from Felletin (Creuse region, near Aubu - Lot 68
Large tapestry panel from Felletin (Creuse region, near Aubusson) late 17th/early 18th century
Wool and silk. Story taken from Ulysses' Odyssey.
Representation of Penelope and Ulysses in Ithaca, their reunion: Penelope, daughter of Icarios, is the faithful wife of Ulysses, and mother of Telemachus.
She stands up to the suitors who want her to remarry one of them, and protects the life of her son.
During Odysseus' twenty-year absence, both during and after the Trojan War, Penelope's loyalty to him is unwavering.
Bordered by garlands of flowers and stylized foliage.
292 x 286 cm
Maintenance restorations.
Beautiful and remarkably fresh colors.
Expert: Mr Frank KASSAPIAN
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