Lot 131
131
AN AXMINSTER CARPET
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AN AXMINSTER CARPET

ENGLAND, PROBABLY WILTON, CIRCA 1860

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AN AXMINSTER CARPET
ENGLAND, PROBABLY WILTON, CIRCA 1860
The rich red field dominated by a large ivory central stepped and lobed linked floral panel containing a light blue medallion with floral bouquets and ribbons enclosing a flowering bouquet centrepiece, in a light brown border containing floral bouquets divided the armorial bearings of the Russian Sheremet'ev family between light blue and wreath stripes, plain outer stripe, minor stains, one ink stain in corner
10ft. 7in. x 10ft. 10in. (322cm. x 329cm.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

See the note to the preceding lot for details about the probable patron.

The influence of French taste and style on the hand-woven carpets of England during the eighteenth century continued well into the nineteenth. Finer quality carpets, like that offered here and its pair in the preceding lot, were either copied directly from French sources or freely interpreted from the same basic ingredients with flowers in full bloom across rich backgrounds. For a further discussion on Axminster carpets please see the note to lot 127.

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