Three pairs of curtains of crimson silk velvet, cut to reveal the ivory silk ground, woven with a repeating scrolling foliate design, later lining, wear and repairs--104 x 43in. (260 x 108cm.); 102 x 46in. (255 x 115cm.); 143 x 43in. (357 x 108cm.), circa 1894, German, probably Krefeld (3)

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CURTAINS SYDENHAM HOUSE, DEVON The following lot of curtains originally came from Sydenham House, Devon, the beautiful Jacobean manor house built by Sir Thomas Wise, Sheriff of Devon, in 1612. Later in the 17th century, the house passed into the Tremayne family and it was under the ownership of the Hon. Mrs. Tremayne that it was first photographed by Country Life in 1899. It could well have been for this reason that the curtains were bought for the house. The house remained in the family until the death of Miss Tremayne in 1937 when the accumulation of centuries of Wise and Tremayne occupation were sold off in a three day sale. Colonel Norman Colville would almost certainly have bought these curtains at that sale, being a near neighbour in Cornwall and who was at that time forming an exceptional collection of English furniture. He also had a deep-seated interest in early upholstery and Textiles. THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN Formerly in the collection of Colonel Norman Colville M.C. (1893-1974)

Details

Three pairs of curtains of crimson silk velvet, cut to reveal the ivory silk ground, woven with a repeating scrolling foliate design, later lining, wear and repairs--104 x 43in. (260 x 108cm.); 102 x 46in. (255 x 115cm.); 143 x 43in. (357 x 108cm.), circa 1894, German, probably Krefeld (3)

Provenance

The Tremayne family, Sydenham House, Devon, and by descent to the Hon. Mrs. Tremayne (d. 1937), Sydenham House, and presumably included in the 1937 house sale when purchased by Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (d. 1974)

Literature

'Sydenham House, Devonshire', Country Life, 29 April 1899, p. 531 (one pair is shown in situ in the dining-room)

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

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