GOBELINS HANDWOVEN TAPESTRY PANEL "LES PAONS",Signed lower right in stitchwork "Maître" and dated 1821. Depicting peacock with fanned feathers, centered by two other peacocks with rose garland; the foreground with two swimming swans; background of palace gardens with classical columns topped by flowering urns. In pastel palette with border of scrolling interlocking strapwork in rose and muted apricot on pale blue background. The reverse with vellum tag reading "Les Paons, tapisserie de hautes lisses, G. Maître, à la manufacture des Gobelins" - 95 in. x 55 in., approximately. Estimate $3,000-5,000
