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LILLE, Northern France workshop Atelier de la Veuve Wernier ( 1738 to 1778 ) Tapestry depicting a country lunch in the Teniers style, with a château and double-spouted basin in the background and perspective, surrounded by lush vegetation. Borders decorated with arabesques of quivers, shells and vases in the shape of polychrome cones surrounded by multicolored crenellated acanthus leaves. Woven on a wool warp and silk and wool weft. Workshop signature at bottom of composition: a silver fleur-de-lis between the letters L and F and La Veuve de Guillaume .W. Werniers Mid-18th-century work Height: 288 cm; Width: 195 cm (maintenance restorations)
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LILLE, Northern France workshop Atelier de la Veuve Wernier ( 1738 to 1778 ) Tapestry depicting a country lunch in the Teniers style, with a château and double-spouted basin in the background and perspective, surrounded by lush vegetation. Borders decorated with arabesques of quivers, shells and vases in the shape of polychrome cones surrounded by multicolored crenellated acanthus leaves. Woven on a wool warp and silk and wool weft. Workshop signature at bottom of composition: a silver fleur-de-lis between the letters L and F and La Veuve de Guillaume .W. Werniers Mid-18th-century work Height: 288 cm; Width: 195 cm (maintenance restorations)
