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Mathieu Matégot

Aigle Noir tapestry from the Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago

Tabard Frères & Sœurs Aubusson
France, c. 1950
hand-woven wool 57¾ h × 37¼ w in (147 × 95 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,000
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This tapestry was installed in the Bertrand Goldberg-designed Astor Tower Hotel in Chicago. The present owner's family acquired the work when the hotel was converted to condominiums in 1979.
Woven signature to edge: [Matégot].
provenance: Astor Tower Hotel, Chicago | Acquired from the previous in 1979 | Thence by descent

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