A Woollen Carpet
A Woollen Carpet

DESIGNED BY HELENE HENRY, CIRCA 1929

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A Woollen Carpet
Designed by Helene Henry, circa 1929
Rectangular shape, deep chocolate colour, geometrical design, long wool on a cotton warp
165¼in. by 118in. (420cm. by 300cm.)
With designer's monogram H H and workshop mark
Provenance
Hélène Henry and Joseph van Melle.
Thence by descent.

Lot Essay

This carpet furnished the study of Joseph van Melle and was specially manufactured by Hélène Henry in her workshop located at 7, Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris, where the U.A.M. had its head office when it was founded in May 1929.

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