Lot 305
FLEMISH BIBLICAL TAPESTRY FRAGMENT
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Auction: 30 June 2010 at 12:00 BST
£875
Description
woven with a kneeling bearded man, with a man and woman standing behind, partial figure seated to the left (reduced)
Dimensions
198cm x 143cm
Footnote
Provenance: Springkell House, Dumfriesshire.
Note:
Label to reverse:
"A part of the great Abraham series at Hampton Court, of which sets also exist at Madrid, Vienna etc. The subject it belongs to is No. 8, Eliazar's oath to Abraham and departure in quest of Rebecca. The kneeling figure is Eliazar. The sets were all woven at Brusseles [sic] in the 16th century. There are several similar fragments in the Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster Abbey"