A Brussels Mythological Tapestry

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, Fine European Furniture, Including Ceramics, Tapestries, Carpets and Works of Art, 3 October 2008, Lot 11. Freeman’s

LOT 0242
Estimate $7,000-$9,000
Jul 16, 2025, 5:00 PM GMT+2
SOLD FOR $13,000

A Brussels Mythological Tapestry, 18th Century, depicting the Oath of the Suitors, with Helen and a group of suitors before a crowd of warriors behind; an inscription at the top reading PERFIDIAM VITURUM SE IVRAT LESVI ATRIDES ET MENELAO DAT GRECIA TOTA FIDEM.
Height 108 x width 154 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.

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