Details
A PORTUGUESE ARRAIOLOS ARMORIAL CARPET, the shaded olive-green field around the central arms of the Dempster of Mures with the motto 'Fortiter et Strenue' issuing acanthus leaves and floral sprays in an open frame of similar bold floral sprays, early 18th century (some areas of wear and old repair)
15ft. x 11ft.3in. (457cm. x 342cm.)
15ft. x 11ft.3in. (457cm. x 342cm.)
Provenance
Supplied to the Dempster of Mures, Scotland
Colonel H.H. Mulliner, offered in these Rooms, 10 July 1924, lot 141
Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt., Trent Park, Hertfordshire, recorded in the Blue Room (South Drawing Room) in 1939
Colonel H.H. Mulliner, offered in these Rooms, 10 July 1924, lot 141
Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt., Trent Park, Hertfordshire, recorded in the Blue Room (South Drawing Room) in 1939
Literature
H.H. Mulliner, The Decorative Arts in England 1660-1780, London, n.d., fig. 191
C. Hussey, 'Trent Park, Hertfordshire - II', Country Life, 17 January 1931, p.70, fig.8 (illustrated in situ in the Blue Room)
C. Hussey, 'Trent Park, Hertfordshire - II', Country Life, 17 January 1931, p.70, fig.8 (illustrated in situ in the Blue Room)