Lot 165
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The Personal Archive of Peter Afia
Les Fables de La Fontaine: a joined figurative panel of toile, together with further toiles
French, late 18th century and later
The first, circa 1800, with figurative vignettes against an architectural ground, illustrating scenes from La Fontaine's Fables, including 'Le Rat et l'Elephant' with a caparisoned elephant and 'Les deux Taureaux et la Grenouille', backed and lightly quilted, together with:
a fragmentary panel of figurative toile de Jouy, circa 1790s, with figures fishing, riding and dining with landscape motifs;
a quilted pelmet of toile printed with garlanded vignettes of the Three Graces, second half 18th century, with Dimitrios, New York label;
another quilted panel of toile, circa 1830s, with Dimitrios, New York label;
and two further examples of quilted toile, and a pelmet of block printed cotton
the first approx.: 126 x 200 cm (7)
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🕯️Home Decor & Household
Les Fables de La Fontaine: a joined figurative panel of toile, together with further toiles
Circa 1800 French toile panel illustrating La Fontaine's Fables, plus late 18th-century toile de Jouy fragment.
Starting Bid
2.558 €(£2,200)
No bids
Price checked 07/11/2026, 22:25:06
Lot ends in
9d 11h 40mLot Details
- Lot #
- 165
- Currency
- GBP
- Location
- London, GB
- Lot Ends
- 17 Nov 2026, 13:44:00
- Auction Ends
- 17 Nov 2026, 14:31:00
- Auction Started
- 3 Nov 2026
- Lots in Auction
- 212