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Unicorn tapestries

Europe tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: $1M+ (trophy / museum grade)

The Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn (French: La Chasse à la licorne) is a series of seven tapestries made in the Southern Netherlands around 1495–1505, and now in The Cloisters in New York City. They were possibly designed in Paris and woven in Brussels. They depict a group of noblemen and hunters in pursuit of a unicorn through an idealised French landscape. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505
The Met
The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
The Unicorn Defends Himself (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505
The Met
The Hunters Return to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
The Hunters Return to the Castle (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505
The Met
The Unicorn Crosses a Stream (from the Unicorn Tapestries)
The Unicorn Crosses a Stream (from the Unicorn Tapestries), 1495–1505
The Met

Where to buy

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