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Rare Italian Floss Silk Tapestry, Circa 1680, 2.06m X 2.51m
Sold by Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs
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Rare Italian Floss Silk Tapestry, Circa 1680, 2.06m X 2.51m

17th century
Sold 30 April 2025 · Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs
This “Rare Italian Floss Silk Tapestry, Circa 1680, 2.06m X 2.51m” found a buyer.

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Description

This beautiful hunting style tapestry with exotic animals in an Arcadian landscape belongs to a rare group of embroidered silk tapestries produced in Tuscany. It is an extraordinary thing. The pale delicate colours shimmer under the light and the design is elegant and pleasing on the eye. The drawing of the landscape and foliage is quite beautiful while the figures are drawn in charming period costume. Note the various animals, including a lion, bear, rabbit and birds, all drawn in a very naturalistic style. There is some minor loss to the silk in places, but it has been cleaned and conserved professionally. This is a tour-de-force, a decorative delight.

Date of Manufacture

Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs has dated this Italian Silk Tapestry to the Before 1700 period.

Physical Dimensions
Height
206cm (81.10")
Width
251cm (98.82")
Reference Numbers
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SA959724
Dealers Internal Reference
KO1
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Description
This beautiful hunting style tapestry with exotic animals in an Arcadian landscape belongs to a rare group of embroidered silk tapestries produced in Tuscany. It is an extraordinary thing. The pale delicate colours shimmer under the light and the design is elegant and pleasing on the eye.
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The drawing of the landscape and foliage is quite beautiful while the figures are drawn in charming period costume.
Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs

Note the various animals, including a lion, bear, rabbit and birds, all drawn in a very naturalistic style. There is some minor loss to the silk in places, but it has been cleaned and conserved professionally. This is a tour-de-force, a decorative delight.

Date of Manufacture

Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs has dated this Italian Silk Tapestry to the Before 1700 period.

Height
206cm (81.10")
Width
251cm (98.82")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA959724
Dealers Internal Ref
KO1
Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs
Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialist in antique rugs, carpets and textiles from the east and europe. We work with interior designers, clients an.

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An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Rare Italian Floss Silk Tapestry, Circa 1680, 2.06m X 2.51m

Archive II An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View II
Archive III An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View III
Archive IV An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View IV
Archive V An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View V
Archive VI An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View VI
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Archive VIII An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View VIII
Archive IX An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View IX
Archive X An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View X
Archive XI An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border. View XI
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An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border.
Rare Italian Floss Silk Tapestry, circa 1680, 2.06m x 2.51m
Ref: SA959724
An antique Italian floss silk wall tapestry depicting a pastoral landscape with figures, animals, trees, and birds within a decorative floral border.
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  • ObjectWall Hangings
  • Period17th century
  • StyleBaroque
  • MaterialSilk, Wool
  • ColourMuted Green
  • MotifsPastoral landscape, Flora and fauna, Figurative hunting scenes, Floral border
  • SizeH 206 cm (81 in) x W 251 cm (99 in)

Authentication involves examining the hand-spun natural dye palette, the specific weave density, backside knotting or stitching construction, and verifying fiber degradation consistent with historical ageing processes using microscopic analysis.

A large historical textile can be mounted cleanly on a non-damaging tension rod or specialised conservation backing, serving as a striking focal texture against minimalist neutral walls in a living room or hallway.

Conservation requires framing or hanging away from direct sunlight and high humidity, avoiding harsh chemical cleaning, and periodically consulting a professional textile conservator for dust removal and structural support.

Traditional weavers utilised a combination of wool, silk, and sometimes metal threads like gilt-silver wrapped around a core, employing horizontal or vertical hand-loom weaving techniques to achieve intricate detail and subtle colour gradients.

Seventeenth-century Italian tapestries were predominantly produced in major artistic centres such as Rome, Florence, and Venice, often commissioned by nobility and the church to adorn grand palazzo walls with mythological, pastoral, or allegorical scenes.
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