12:51PM, Tuesday 24 September 2013
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.
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