Antique French wall tapestry
I have this wonderful Tapestry it's from france from an artist named Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier the Tapestry shows a group of Musketeers ready to fight or duel it's mostly in shades of tan and brown (monochromatic) does have signature on bottom left corner ...dapres meissonier..item is in great condition no holes or stains measures 39" tall by 49" wide
Category:
Vintage Textiles and Clothing
Condition:
Good
Medium:
wool ,cotton
Distinguishing marks:
Artist signature on bottom left corner
Date Period:
late 1800's to early 1900's
Size and dimensions of this item:
measures 39" tall by 49" wide
For Sale?:
No
Comments
Re: Antique French wall tapestry
Most of these tapestries look older than they really are, depicting the work of well known 18th Century artists or depicted scenes from legends heightening this effect. Very few of this type predate 1900, examples like this tend to postdate 1925. By the beginning of the 20th Century technology had advanced sufficiently to enable machines to create tapestries. There followed a vogue for such pieces and large numbers were made in classic styles. Most of these were made in muted colors to achieve the effect of age. Factories for these tapestries were usually located around Paris and in Northern France (or Belgium). Sometimes manufacturers labels were attached but if this is missing it is impossible to determine a maker.