Historic Royal Windsor tapestry to be auctioned off by Christie's

The tapestry was designed by T.W Hay and depicts Anne Page and Fenton standing in a wooded landscape within a border of turquoise panels filled with stylised plants.

Featuring in the design behind them is the tower of the old church of Eton while in front of them a rabbit leaps away into the flowers and undergrowth of Windsor Forest.

Christie's has placed a guide auction price of £6,000-10,000 on the 74 by 84 inch textile art that was part of the Merry Wives of Windsor series.

It is the fifth in a series of eight tapestry panels, which formed part of gold-winning exhibits at The Paris Exhibition of 1878.

The auction will take place in Old Brompton Road, London on Tuesday, October 1.