DESIGNED BY BILLY MCCARTY, CIRCA 1970

Details

A LARGE MACHINE WOVEN CARPET
DESIGNED BY BILLY MCCARTY, CIRCA 1970
The cream field with foliate design within refoil and stiff-leaf borders, woven in strips
145 ½ x 264 in. (369 x 671 cm.)

Provenance

Supplied by Billy McCarty Circa 1970 to Gloria Rutherston, later countess Bathurst (1927-2018).

Special notice

This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends.

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Lot Essay

Gloria Rutherston (Later Countess Bathurst) commissioned the promising young interior designer, Billy McCarty to decorate her London home on Tregunter Road, Chelsea, circa 1970. The two formed a friendship which would last to the end of McCarty's tragically short life.

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