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MORRIS & CO.; PAIR OF 'CHERWELL' CURTAINS
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MORRIS & CO.; PAIR OF 'CHERWELL' CURTAINS

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MORRIS & CO.; PAIR OF 'CHERWELL' CURTAINS
1887, printed velvet woven with thistles and sunflowers, yellow on a blue ground stamped 'Morris' on selvedge one 46in. (117cm.) wide; other 52in. (132cm.) wide, both 103in. (261.5cm.) drop (2)
Provenance
Christie's, London, The Manor House at Clifton Hampden, Home of Christopher Gibbs, 25-26 September 2000, lot 3 (£6,462.50)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The meander pattern of chrysanthemum, carnations, rose and thistle, named 'Cherwell' was taken in part from William Morris designs and invented in 1887 by John Henry Dearle (d. 1932), art director of the woven and printed textile manufacture of Morris & Co., Oxford Street (L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, London, 1983, p. 157, no. 61).

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