Lot 196
196
HENRY VAN DE VELDE (1863-1957)
This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal.… Read more HENRY VAN DE VELDE 1863-1957The Belgian Henry van de Velde was a leading and highly prolific figure in the Art Nouveau movement. He was involved with fitting Samuel Bing's Galerie L'Art Nouveau, Paris, in 1896. The following year he exhibited furniture at the Dresden Arts & Crafts exhibition, which resulted in his receiving numerous commissions. Between 1906 and 1914 he established and directed an arts and crafts school in Weimar. Besides setting up workshops in Berlin and Brussels, he was a founder member of the German Werkbund. The carpets in the following two lots are rare survivors demonstrating his passion for functional works of good design. It is exceptional for carpets by van de Velde to appear on the market.
HENRY VAN DE VELDE (1863-1957)

A RARE CARPET, CIRCA 1904

Details
HENRY VAN DE VELDE (1863-1957)
A RARE CARPET, CIRCA 1904
retailed by August Bosse, Weimar, wool
130 ¾ x 100 in. (332.5 x 254 cm.)
Provenance
Formerly Hermann Harkort, Wetter an der Ruhr, Germany.
Literature
T. Föhl, A. Neumann (eds), Henry Van De Velde: A Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II: Textiles, pp. 262-263, carpet illustrated and Bosse order book.
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