Helena Gumley
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A Heraldic family hangingVan Wassenaer dynasty, probably 18th century 117cm x 63cm without the frames
15 – 16 February 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,785 inc. premium
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A Heraldic family hanging
Van Wassenaer dynasty, probably 18th century
on golden ground, with silvery threads and possible remnants of silver crushed velvet, each panel with eight pairs of rearing lions, each lion above a smaller cowering creature, mounted in later frames,
117cm x 63cm without the frames (2)
on golden ground, with silvery threads and possible remnants of silver crushed velvet, each panel with eight pairs of rearing lions, each lion above a smaller cowering creature, mounted in later frames,
117cm x 63cm without the frames (2)
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Provenance
The Baroness Turk van Wassenaar tot St Pancras, bequeathed to her daughter Mrs Hudig-Turk thence by descent to the present vendor.
Van Wassenaer is the name of an old Dutch noble family (the name first appears in records as long ago as 1200 in Holland). The family coat of arms including the rearing lion, are, by repute, borrowed from an Arabian banner that a member of the van Wassenaer family acquired while taking part in a Medieval crusade.
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