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FRANCE Fine Aubusson tapestry panel in silk and...

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FRANCE Fine Aubusson tapestry panel in silk and wool Title: the zephyrin, the god of the wind of the lovers (of the North West) From Greek: the zephyr, of the name of a wind of the North West, Zéphyr was a God of the Greek mythology, lover of the divinity of the flowers (the bottom of thousand flowers and the decoration of tapestry panel confirms the symbolic power of the announcement of spring, at the end of the winter. The zephyrin is surrounded by birds, rabbit on a remarkable background of a thousand flowers in polychrome. One finds in the museum of Cluny a very beautiful panel of tapestry of medieval time of the end of the XVth Beautiful polychromy Good general condition Remarkable freshness of the colors Beginning XIXth century 144 x 130 cm

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