D2745
French Chatsworth House Marquis de Boissy Flat Weave Wool Armorial Tapestry
$12,000.00
DETAILS
This antique, tapestry panel is flat woven in wool with the coat of arms of Hilaire Étienne Octave Rouillé de Boissy, Marquis de Boissy (French, 1798-1866) and the Gamba family for his wife Teresa (Gamba) Guiccioli, Marquise de Boissy (Italian, 1800-73), who were married in 1851. The central coat of arms is flanked by rampant lions, surmounted by a crown and the Latin motto Moderatur et Urget, with ribbon suspended Maltese cross, set against a drapery swag pulled into crown shaped knop held with a gold ring, all against a crimson (cramoisi) ground.
PLACE OF ORIGIN
France
MARKS
Fabric handwritten label: In the 11th Dukes Bedroom at Chatsworth / From 1959-2004 / Conserved and re-backed in 2000 / by the Chatsworth Voluntary Conservation Group.
PROVENANCE
Former property of Deborah Vivien Cavendish, The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (English, 1920-2014), Chatsworth House (Derbyshire, England). Auction: Sotheby's, Chatsworth: The Attic Sale (London, England), October 2010, Lot 682.
PERIOD
Mid 19th century
DATE
Circa 1851
DIMENSIONS
Width 64 Depth 0.25 Height 59 inches
CONDITION
Note: restored. Some holes, age related wear.
