Tapestry an eye-opener at New Orleans Auction Galleries’ Oct. 10-11 sale
This large Louis XIV verdure tapestry depicts ‘The Awakening of Eros.’ The estimate is $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy of New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc.
The large tapestry features a border of flowers, foliage and ripe pomegranates, depicts The Awakening of Eros. The tapestry measures 105 inches high by 98 inches wide. Properly backed with a later linen support, the textile is in fine condition. Slated to sell Sunday, it has a $15,000-$25,000 estimate.
From 19th-century France is a Napoleon III marble-top cabinet in the Louis XV style. It features a shaped breche basque marble top above a conforming case decorated with floral-spray inlays of exotic woods. Stamped on the back with a Paris shop’s address, the cabinet carries an $8,000-$12,000 estimate.
A large oil on canvas still life painting by Herman Jean Joseph Richir (Belgian, 1866-1942) is estimated at $20,000-$40,000. He was a member of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts and was awarded a Silver Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle.
From China’s Ming Dynasty, is a rare tile works panel, which was made for a garden wall in a temple. The two-part tile depicts four monks in high relief. The tiles together measure 37 by 29 inches and have a $6,000-$9,000 estimate. The panel will sell during Saturday’s session, which begins at 10 a.m.
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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Inlays of exotic woods accent this fine Napoleon III rosewood cabinet, made in Paris during the third quarter of the 19th century. Image courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries.
‘Still Life with Azaleas, Roses, Cyclamens, Bromeliad and Chinese Porcelain Group on a Draped Table’ by Herman Jean Joseph Richir (Belgian, 1866-1942) is estimated at $20,000-$40,000. Image courtesy of New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc.
This rare Chinese tile panel, 37 by 29 inches, is from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It has a $6,000-$9,000 estimate. Image courtesy of New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc.
Attributed to the New Orleans warerooms of Prudent Mallard, this American Rococo Revival tester bed has a $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc.
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