RARE LOUIS XIV 1600s to 1700s Paint de Saint-Cyr Antique Micro Petitpoint Embroidery Tapestry, Needlepoint still life Beautiful old wood

Beautiful old wood

They do not leak in use

loss or damage

I purchased this about 20 years ago at auction in Druout in Paris

Boulle style marquetry decorates the lid and cartouche surrounding the escutcheon

RARE LOUIS XIV 1600s to 1700s Paint de Saint-Cyr Antique Micro Petitpoint Embroidery Tapestry, Needlepoint still life Beautiful old woodThis is the finest stitching in a needlepoint embroidered tapestry we've ever seen. Those stitches on the faces of the figures are less than 1mm each, and even the larger stitches on the panel are smaller than petitpoint items done today. The work you see is one panel of a pair we bought recently out of France, (each sold separately), and represents, we think, Mary praying at the tomb of Jesus. The detail and rich colors in silk and wool yarns is