Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Louis XIV Aubusson Historical Tapestry 'Triumph Of Alexander,' 9'4" X 23'10"
- Price realized
- $13,420
- Pre-sale estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000
- Hammer price
- $11,000
- Category
- Textiles & Tapestries
- Sold
- September 7, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 3- SEPTEMBER GRAND ESTATES, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Lot description
Louis XIV Aubusson historical tapestry, 18th c., woven with a scene of triumphal procession, depicting Alexander entering Babylon in an elephant-drawn chariot, the figure group at right showing the wounded Porus, after the cartoons by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690), inscribed in the weaving at the lower right edge M.R. d'Aubu... [Manufacture Royale d'Aubusson] ...oubert [likely for Goubert], approx 112"h, 286"w Provenance: Hindman, December 8, 2021, Lot 64, Leland Little Auctions, March 3, 2018, Lot 434, Sotheby's, New York, Fine European Furniture, October 1, 2010, Lot 9
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.