A FINE LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD AND CHINOISERIE AUBUSSON TAPESTRY SALON SUITE Paris, circa 1885, in the manner of Jean-Joseph Dumons after cartons by François Boucher

all finely woven in silks and wools with outdoor scenes depicting noble figures, the seats decorated with naturalistic scenes of exotic birds, rivers and pagodas. 

Overall in very good original condition with some scratches and minor nicks to the carved giltwood frame. Extensive traces to rubbing to the top of the backseats showing the gesso in places. The tapestry in very good original condition with highly preserved colors. Wear mostly to the armrests with some light tears in places to the backs of the seats.
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The subject matter of such exotic chinoiserie tapestries was undertaken and individually interpreted by many of the Aubusson workshops in the eighteenth century, due to the persistent appreciation and vogue for Chinese scenes. The most famous sets, from which the subject of the present lot might have been inspired, are The Tenture Chinoise, after Boucher's cartons, Beauvais circa 1743 to 1775 and another by Dumond related to the first, woven at Aubusson, the Picon workshop, from 1755 to 1770.