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FRANCE Stitch carpet from the Savonnerie
Wool velvet on cott…
See original version (French)
459
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FRANCE Stitch carpet from the Savonnerie
Wool velvet on cott…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE
Stitch carpet from the Savonnerie
Wool velvet on cotton backing
Decorated in the 18th century style
Ivory field decorated with a sky blue and pearl grey central medallion creating a mirror effect and a frame encircled by garlands of lilacs, inlaid with a crown of roses with finely drawn foliage.
Beautiful double bowl frame with symmetrical polychrome floral bouquets surrounded by fine crenellated branches.
Four spandrels with reserves inlaid with sprays of flowers and multicoloured foliage.
Wide beige border decorated with floral cord compositions.
Late 19th and early 20th century
480 x 369 cm
Bibliography: the carpets of power - the manufacture of the Savonnerie (Gastinel-Oural Chantal), Traité Pratique de Savonnerie by Morice Edouard, the Savonnerie (bookshop Mollat)
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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