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A Belgian Vintage Tapestry Wall Hanging from the mid-20th century. Based on the two times my family set up new …
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A Belgian Vintage Tapestry Wall Hanging from the mid-20th century. Based on the two times my family set up new homes, it could be either from the 1930s or the 1960s.
Featuring a detailed dramatic mountainous Alpine landscape that draws the eye in - castles can be observed nestled high up in the mountains in the distance, a lake down below with a small sailboat, chalets overlooking the water, the scene surrounded by the 'verdure' (greenscape) in the foreground, the forest and foliage resplendent in an attractive array of mellow hues from French green to vertigris to olive green and sage, some leaves turning into fall colors ranging from rust to gold - soft colors and a nice motif.
High up in a tree an exotic emerald green bird is singing his praise to the last rays of the sun painting the mountaintops golden. The valley below is turning frosty cool with shades of periwinkle, glaceus and pale blue. A stag and his young deer family coming out to graze, his roar producing a visible mist in the cool dusk air. The mind wants to wander off and discover what's on the dirt path leading off to the left...
Featuring a muted timeworn color palette that has a unique ability to shift with the quality of the light in the room - in cool daylight (the 1st photo) the tapestry comes off as cool and crisp, but at sunset (the 2nd photo) and lamp light the earthy tones take over and the warm browns and soft golds dominate.
In the style of Aubusson tapestries, woven with Jacquard mechanical loom with black wool for the warp and what feels like a wool/linen blend in the colored weft threads.
Would make e a stunning focal point on the wall in a den, hunting lodge, cabin, study, game room, or family room.
Dimensions: It measures 75 x 180 cm
"MADE IN BELGIUM"
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- Dimensions
- 68.5ʺW × 0.06ʺD × 28.5ʺH
- Styles
- Belgian
- Black Forest
- Cabin
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- Belgium
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Linen
- Natural Fiber
- Wool
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- The vintage woven tapestry is in excellent condition with earth tone colors muted by age. No holes or excessive wear … moreThe vintage woven tapestry is in excellent condition with earth tone colors muted by age. No holes or excessive wear anywhere. The top edge is the raw selvage, the sides have short 1/4" fringe that has been discretely machine stitched to stop it from unraveling. The bottom edge is hemmed with both hand stitching and machine stitching in a bronze colored thread. It was previously thumbtacked to a wooden frame, and still shows faint round marks at intevals along the edges where the thumbtacks where. It stretches easily to the shape you need and the should not be hanged the way it was for the photos with just one thumback in each corner - it easily goes back to rectangular shape if you stretch it to a frame again. This piece is a freestanding tapestry and is not mounted to any backing, and not currently framed and would be rolled when shipped. There is no stamp or label on the back. less
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