ID 964839
Lot 79 | WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
'Hammersmith' Carpet, circa 1883
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool14 ft. x 11 ft. 1 in. (427 cm. x 338 cm.)
Morris, W.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 November 1993, lot 337.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Literature
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, pp. 74-99 (for a discussion of this design).
E. Wilhide, William Morris: Decor and Design, New York, 1991, p. 90 (for a period photograph of the drawing room at Stanmore Hall with a related example).
Special notice
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| Artist: | Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) |
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| Medium: | Textile |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) |
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| Medium: | Textile |
| Art style: | Art Nouveau |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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