Tapestries

'Mille Fleur' literally "thousand flowers" refers to the background style

'Mille-fleurs, literally "thousand flowers" refers to a background style

Recreation of a classical Gobelins design

Recreation of an 18th century Brussels Goddess of Spring Tapestry.

An intricate compartmentalized hunting tapestry after Flemish 17th and 18th century designs. The four separate scenes taken from the same hunt depicting nobleman on horseback accompanied by dogs and handlers. The intricate detail captures the various scenes and brings them to life. All surrounded by a blue border with wonderful floral emblems sprouting from the four corners,

'Mille-fleurs, literally "thousand flowers" refers to a background style of many different small flowers and plants.

A graceful verdure tapestry in the style of those woven in the 18th century at Aubusson; one of the chief tapestry weaving towns in France. In this period landscapes with trees, birds and rivers were popular, and often included graceful architectural frames.

Winter” is recreated from the 17th century series “the months of Lucas.” .

“Pagoda with Red Drapery” is recreated after “Landscape with Pagoda” from the Chinese Landscape series woven at Aubusson in the second quarter of the 18th century. In this scene we see stone steps carved straight into rock that lead to a plateau on which rise the steps of a three-tiered pagoda. A second set of steps continues to the narrow entrance, which is framed by ionic columns. A river follows beneath the pagoda an arch or a cavern. Fantastic birds animate the scene and although there is no human presence, there is a bow and quiver in the left foreground that implies human activity. The bow and quiver hang before a little shelter, semi concealed by rich red drapery.