199 - MEZZARO AL ALBERO VECCHIO, likely from the L. Testori Manufactory, Genoa, Italy, second third of the 19th century, cream-colored cotton fabric printed with a wooden block. Design featuring the Tree of Life flanked by a palm tree, standing on a flower-covered mound populated by small mammals. Border featuring a flowerbed design of roses and tulips, punctuated by flowering stems with ears of wheat, grapevines, and pears.

MEZZARO AL ALBERO VECCHIO, likely from the L. Testori Manufactory, Genoa, Italy, second third of the 19th century, cream-colored cotton fabric printed with a wooden block. Design featuring the Tree of Life flanked by a palm tree, standing on a flower-covered mound populated by small mammals. Border featuring a flowerbed design of roses and tulips, punctuated by flowering stems with ears of wheat, grapevines, and pears. Mounted on a red canvas backing (a few stains) 305 x 280 cm Expert: Raphaël Maraval-Hutin Provenance | Collection of Henri Dupuy de Lôme for his estate in the Var, then passed down through the family Biography | Stanislas Henri Laurent Dupuy de Lôme Engineer in the French Navy (Ploemeur 1816–Paris 1885). He built the first steamship, the Napoléon (1850), and the first armored frigate, the Gloire (1858), which served as a model for the navy of the Second Empire. Member of the Council of State and deputy for Morbihan. In 1870, he managed to get sixty airships out of besieged Paris. He had been a member of the Academy of Sciences since 1866.