'La Rotunda', a hand tufted woollen carpet by Nigel Coates, circular, a prototype by V'soske Joyce, design taken from the plan of Villa Capra by Palladio, steel grey on stone ground, signed

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'La Rotunda', a hand tufted woollen carpet by Nigel Coates, circular, a prototype by V'soske Joyce, design taken from the plan of Villa Capra by Palladio, steel grey on stone ground, signed
265cm. diam.

Lot Essay

The Villa Capra, also known as the "Rotunda", was designed by Andrea Palladio in Vicenza in 1567. It is a recurrent theme in Nigel Coates' work. The plan transforms the carpet. It can be a central focus and a compass that both directs and receives the landscape of the room

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