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Lot 28

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$30,000 - 50,000
Price Realized
$24,320
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A Brussels Mythological Tapestry from the Series The Adventures of Jupiter and Mercury
Possibly by Hendrik II Reydams, after Johannes de Reyff, Early 18th Century

woven in wool and silk, depicting Jupiter and Pandora from the series of The Adventures of Jupiter and Mercury, with the King of the Gods depicted in the left foreground presenting Pandora with a box, attended by the gods Minerva, Mercury, Diana, Juno, Vulcan, Venus, Cupid and Ceres, beside a column topped by a vase draped with a cloth, within a woodland clearing with a fountain and nymphs beyond to the right and men working in a woodland forge to the left, all within a simulated picture frame-border.
11 feet 2 inches x 16 feet 10 inches.

Property from a Private Family Trust

This lot is located in Chicago.

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