RARE LOUIS XIV 1600s to 1700s Paint de Saint-Cyr Antique Micro Petitpoint Embroidery Tapestry, Needlepoint still life a scene captured from the

a scene captured from the leisurely country manor life of the early 1800s to as late as 1860

The figures are wonderful

this extra large service tray from the c

A minor dimple or two possible but no large dents

RARE LOUIS XIV 1600s to 1700s Paint de Saint-Cyr Antique Micro Petitpoint Embroidery Tapestry, Needlepoint still life a scene captured from theThis 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