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PROPERTY FROM THE STUYCK FAMILY COLLECTION, MADRID (LOTS 96-99)The crowning of Philip V (r.1700–1746) not only marked the founding of the Bourbon dynasty, it also brought about a significant cultural and artistic shift within Spain (Valérie Bérinstain et al., Great Carpets of the World, Paris, 1996, p.332). The grandson of Louis XIV of France (r.1643-1715), Philip was raised in the court of Versailles and brought many of its principals to his new kingdom. Alongside a host of artists from across Europe, the weaver Jacobo van der Goten and his sons were summoned to Madrid and tasked by Philip to establish the Real Fábrica de Tapices in 1721, later known as the Real Fábrica de Tapices y Alfombras (Sarah B. Sherrill, Carpets and rugs of Europe and America, New York, 1996, p.53). In 1786 Livinio Stuyck y van der Goten was drafted in to manage the factory and the Stuyck family have been at the helm ever since (ibid, Sarah B. Sherrill, 1996, p.53). Since the beginning of the 19th century the factory has predominantly produced knotted-pile carpets employing the symmetrical and single-wefted knot with designs that expertly echo both the exuberance and decadence of Neoclassicism, these carpets were commissioned for many of Spain's grandest buildings.

A MADRID CARPET

REAL FÁBRICA DE TAPICES, SPAIN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A MADRID CARPET
REAL FÁBRICA DE TAPICES, SPAIN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
15ft.1in. x 13ft.10in. (458cm. x 420cm.)

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