AN EARLY LOUIS XV GOBELINS CHANCELLERIE TAPESTRY

AN EARLY LOUIS XV GOBELINS CHANCELLERIE TAPESTRY

CIRCA 1730, BY DOMINIQUE DE LA CROIX OR JEAN DE LA FRAYE, AFTER A DESIGN BY GUY-LOUIS VERNANSAL, PAVILLON AND CLAUDE III AUDRAN

Woven in wools and silks, centred by the Royal Arms of France and Navarre and the collars of the Orders of Saint-Michel and Saint-Esprit above the casket with the Royal seals, beneath a lambrequined canopy suspending an ermine cloak, supported by winged youths, above the all-seeing eye of Justice and flanked by female figures emblematic of Justice and Prudence, on a fleur-de-lys ground, the corners with the Arms of Chauvelin des Grosbois et de Beauregard, the lower border centred by a cartouche bearing interlaced \'Cs\', each border with pairs of putti emblematic of Justice and Mercy, Reward and Punishment, interspersed with crossed sceptres, shells and acanthus foliage, the lower and upper borders with a rose-trellis ground, minor restorations

11 ft. 7 in. x 14 ft. 3 in. (352 x 434 cm.)