ID 964876
Lot 14 | WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
'Hammersmith' Carpet, circa 1880
with original macrame knotted fringe
hand-knotted wool13 ft. 7 in. x 13 ft. 2 in. (414 cm. x 401 cm.)
Morris, W.
Provenance
David Black, London.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above, 1995.
Literature
L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, New York, 1983, p. 93 (for a watercolor design for the Hammersmith carpet 'Swan House' designed for Wickham Flowers).
Special notice
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| Artist: | William Morris (1834 - 1896) |
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| Medium: | Textile |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | William Morris (1834 - 1896) |
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| Medium: | Textile |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps |
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