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238 X 255cm Fine Antique 17/18th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry
James Cohen Antique Carpets
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James Cohen Antique Carpets

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238 X 255cm Fine Antique 17/18th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry

18th century
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Wonderful quality tapestry depicting a peaceful footpath next to a small stream surrounded by leafy trees with various shades of green. A quiet grove of trees and a pheasant in each of the upper corners. Freshly relined ready for another 100 years and more....

7'10" x 8'4"

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James Cohen Antique Carpets has dated this Flemish Verdure Wall Tapestry to the 1700s.

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My lifelong passion is for the most beautiful handwoven, antique rugs, carpets and textiles made by mankind. Feel free to chat to me at any time, with any questions you may have about cleaning or repairs, sourcing a specific size or colour combination, I'm here to help.

Description
Wonderful quality tapestry depicting a peaceful footpath next to a small stream surrounded by leafy trees with various shades of green. A quiet grove of trees and a pheasant in each of the upper corners. Freshly relined ready for another 100 years and more....

7'10" x 8'4"

Date of Manufacture

James Cohen Antique Carpets has dated this Flemish Verdure Wall Tapestry to the 1700s.

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SA1212564
James Cohen Antique Carpets
James Cohen Antique Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2021

Specialist in antique rugs, carpets and textiles 16th-19th centuries

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A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border.
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Archive I A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border.

238 x 255cm Fine Antique 17/18th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry

Archive II A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View II
Archive III A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View III
Archive IV A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View IV
Archive V A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View V
Archive VI A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View VI
Archive VII A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View VII
Archive VIII A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View VIII
Archive IX A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View IX
Archive X A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View X
Archive XI A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border. View XI
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James Cohen Antique Carpets
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A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border.
238 x 255cm Fine Antique 17/18th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry
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A large woven Flemish verdure tapestry featuring a dense forest landscape with trees, botanical plants, a central chateau view, and a decorative foliage border.
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A verdure tapestry is a style of European woven textile that focuses primarily on natural green foliage, forest scenes, and woodland landscapes, developed extensively in Flanders from the 16th through the 18th centuries.

Traditional European tapestries were hand-woven on vertical or horizontal looms using dyed wool for the warp and weft, often incorporating silk threads to highlight intricate details and architectural features.

Authentic period tapestries feature hand-spun wool fibres, natural dye variations, irregular hand-stitched borders, specific weave structures on the reverse side, and characteristic atmospheric perspective techniques in the landscape design.

Large textile hangings act as focal points in spacious rooms, offering visual texture, colour depth, and sound absorption when hung on expansive plain walls above low-profile furniture.

Tapestries require support through velcro-backed hanging strips to distribute weight evenly, protection from direct sunlight, periodic gentle conservation vacuuming through a screen, and environment control to prevent humidity damage.
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