Tapestry from the Royal Aubusson Manufacture,... - Lot 39 - Alexandre Landre Semur

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Tapestry from the Royal Aubusson Manufacture,... - Lot 39 - Alexandre Landre Semur
Tapestry from the Royal Aubusson Manufacture, in wool and silk, from the middle of the 18th century From a cartoon by Jean-Baptiste PILLEMENT (1728-1808) Height : 290cm ; Width : 490cm The register of this panel has for subject the attractions of chinoiseries. At that time, the themes of the country chinoiseries were very often interpreted in the workshops in France and in Flanders. Indeed, this type of tapestry panel was very popular in the salons. Here, the attributes of Diana, the Goddess of the Hunt (with the red drapery, the bow and the quiver of arrows), as well as two dogs facing a boar suggest that this panel was intended for the residence of a venerable "pig" hunter. A beautiful border reproducing a frame with brightly coloured flowers enhances this tapestry. (Very good state of conservation) (Small wears and restorations) Characteristics of the style of J-B PILLEMENT: He was a charming decorator, and his work, constitutes a precious document in the art of the XVIIIth century. In 1767 Leviez who had gathered the plates engraved after Pillement published them under the following title; Works of Jean Pillement famous painter and draughtsman, composed of two hundred pieces of which a part engraved by himself with etching: the others by Carnot, Ravenet, Masson, Wallet and other skilled engravers. The first part contains one hundred and thirty subjects, figures and Chinese ornaments, as well as various flowers. The other seventy are composed of pretty landscapes and seascapes decorated with figures and animals, the elements, the seasons, the hours of the day and other very pleasant subjects. This work includes mostly decorative elements, natural flowers, ideal flowers and fantasy flowers in the Chinese taste, proper to the Silk and Indian Manufactures. Pillement personally produced some charming etchings. Pillement loved brilliant colours and contrasts of light and shadow, and his paintings had the effect of illuminated scenery on the theatre, a very fashionable genre in London. Sale by appointment. Expert : Frank kassapian
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