Old Belgian Tapestry info sought

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  1. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    @Bev aka thelmasstuff: You have the very same tapestry! Please, can you post a picture of yours?
    @gregsglass: No stripes.
    @Debora: Definitely not handwoven, i e, a multiple.
    To All: Thank you so much for your input, it's all appreciated.
    Am still looking for an origin, like an original artwork, a painting or famous gobelin in a museum or European castle collection.
     
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  2. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    Antiques Roadshow has a webpage on things they commonly see. Included is an example of these jacquard woven tapestries:
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    Their commentary: "These are some of the most often-seen objects by ROADSHOW's Textiles experts. While these tapestries can look hand-woven to the untrained eye, they were woven by machine primarily in France, Belgium, or Italy during the first half of the 20th century, with examples still manufactured today. In general these pieces tend to be quite small — ranging in size from 18x36 inches to 36x48 inches — and often depict interior or exterior genre scenes, exotic scenes from the Near East, or are reproductions of earlier hand-woven tapestries. They tend to be fairly muted in color — faded looking — and will have a much less distinct pattern on the back then they do on the face. The biggest clue to determining if a tapestry, table cover or coverlet is a jacquard is if it is labeled or stamped on the back with a country of origin. While these tapestries were extremely popular decorative accessories during the early 20th century, they were made in extremely large quantities and do not have much secondary market value today. Unfortunately, they are rarely worth more than $100."
    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/stories/articles/2012/6/4/things-we-commonly-see-roadshow
     
  3. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    I should have said MY SON has the one like yours. He also has the one of the dancing gypsys that you see a lot. My uncles brought them back after WWII. Lots of them around.

    My current Belgian tapestry is from Bruges and was a gift from one of our Belgian friends. We have a photo we took from the same spot. Sorry about the glare from the desktop. IMG_6268.jpg
     
  4. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    This is machine made, but they are also bringing back some of the old patterns. This is, of course, brand new.
     
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