TAPESTRY WALL-HANGINGS - "CHIVALRY & HERALDRY"
Chivalry comes from the French word 'chevalerie' meaning 'armoured knights on horses. The age of chivalry extended during the Middle Ages between the 11th and 15th Centuries, when brave and noble knights were engaged in conflicts and other courtly duties, which they were expected to fulfil with exemplary conduct. Heraldry is the term given to the use of armorial bearings, often called 'arms'. These arms began as the heraldic emblems which knights placed on their shields and other armour, from the 12th Century onwards, to enable them to be easily recognised by their followers, and not to be mistaken for their enemies.
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 HERALDIC UNICORN The mythical Unicorn with heraldic cape and shields 62 x 46 cm £68; 100 x 72 £170; 124 x 97 £280 (price does not include hanging rod) |
 GRIFFIN OF LONDON Taken from Coat of Arms of the City of London 62 x 46 cm £68; 100 x 72 £170; 124 x 97 £280 (price does not include hanging rod)
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 KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT With chainmail armour and heraldic shields, two Knights of the Court pause by a river at the edge of a perilous forest. 93 x 81 cm £320; 125 x 107 cm £570; 183 x 156 cm £1050 (price does not include hanging rod) |
 THE KING'S COURT Knights in armour, accompanied by their ladies, descend the steps to the jousting arena, observedfrom the balcony by the royal family and nobility 100 x 71 cm £290; 135 x 100 £460; 183 x 132 cm £790 (price does not include hanging rod) |
 THE CHIEF KNIGHTS The Lion represents the brave and courageous Knights, who have departed on their mission to seek the Unicorn. 92 x 78 cm £310; 128 x 104 £490 |
 THE QUEST FOR THE UNICORN The scene depicts the Quest for the Unicorn by the Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur, the English Knight of ancient legend. 92 x 78 cm £310; 128 x 104 £490 |
 ARMING AND DEPARTURE FOR THE QUEST An Arthurian tapestry depicting the Knights of the Round Table preparing for their expedition. Against a background of a dark and perilous forest, the Ladies of the Court at Camelot are helping to arm the mounted Knights. Woven by Morris & Co. around 1895 67 x 105 cm £270; 100 x 140 £475; 135 x 195 cm £900; with red attached border (as seen on Knights of King Arthur) 80 x 115 cm £316; with border and loops 88 x 115 cm £340 |
 DEPARTURE FROM CAMELOT Outside the walls of the Court the Knights prepare to depart, whilst the Ladies hand them their armour 157 x 117cm £575 (price does not include hanging rod) |
 THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR A Medieval Renaissance tapestry depicting the story of King Arthur. The tapestry reads from right to left. First, Arthur draws the sword from the stone as the rightful heir to the throne, then enters crowned as the King into his Court at Camelot. Finally, he emerges mounted and surrounded by his Knights. 92 x 168 cm £770, 130 x 240 cm £1395; 180 x 330 cm £2030 |
 THE ROYAL JOUST Originally woven at the Royal Gobelins workshop in Paris at the end of the 19th century, this heraldic tapestry depicts a Jousting Tournament from the end of the 15th century 100 x 140 cm £575; 134 x 191 £920; 183 x 250 cm £1570 (price does not include hanging rod) |
 THE TOURNAMENT AT CAMELOT This scene depicts a Jousting Tournament held outside the walls of King Arthur's Court at Camelot, observed by the Queen and her Ladies of the Court. 63 x 90 cm £129 (with loops 70 x 90 £149); 95 x 130 cm £495; 132 x 180 cm £750; 186 x 262 cm £1625 (price does not include hanging rod) |
 KNIGHTS OF KING ARTHUR 55 x 100 cm £129; with loops 62 x 100 £149. Without border 45 x 90 cm £95 Also available without border, but with scrolls, 92 x 153 cm £610; 128 x 200 £990
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