Large Antique Tapestry, French, Needlepoint, Decorative Wall Covering, C.1920 Ordnance Survey leaded base for stability

leaded base for stability

Shaped apron offers a generous knee clearance height of 60

Blackened finish typical of stalking scopes

Mark to base reads 'Athens' likely the pattern mark of Davenport

Presented against a light foreground with a darker stained background

Large Antique Tapestry, French, Needlepoint, Decorative Wall Covering, C.1920 Ordnance Survey leaded base for stabilityOur Stock # 18. 7676 This is a large antique tapestry. A French, needlepoint decorative wall covering depicting wool workers in the Loire valley, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Of superior proportion, this tapestry is a quality recreation of a 16th century renaissance tapestry known as Travail de la Laine (literal Wool work). The original has been displayed in the famous Louvre gallery, Paris. Generously sized for decorative wall