Sold for:
$5,000
$5,000
Mathieu Matégot
Aigle Noir tapestry from the Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago
Tabard Freres & Soeurs Aubusson France, c.
1950 hand-woven wool 57¾ h x 37¼ w in (147 x 95 cm)
result: $5,000
This tapestry was installed in the Bertrand Goldberg-designed Astor Tower Hotel in Chicago. The present owner's family acquired the work when the hotel was converted to condominiums in 1979.
Woven signature to edge: [Matégot].
provenance: Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago | Acquired from the previous in 1979 | Thence by descent
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2015-10-22