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Lot 1139
Sale 5076 - Fine English & Continental Sale
Mar 19, 2005
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$1,500 -
2,500
Lot Description
French linen damask "breakfast" cloth, commemorating the French victory at the Battle of Tornai, 1745 18th c.
Depicting Louis XV on rampant horse and woven text "LOUIS XV ROY DE FRANCE ET NAVARE" in a field of fleur-de-lys, under royal heraldic shields, over a woven rendering of the city of Tornai, with a battle scene with mounted military figures and woven text "B. DE TORNAY" beneath, the borders with alternating woven depictions of cities and heraldic shields, with accompanying written documention on linen panel.
L:43 in. x W:34in