CARPET, 1936

Details

MARION DORN
CARPET, 1936
hand-woven wool
86¾ in. (220 cm.) x 48 in. (122 cm.)
signed in weave Dorn

Provenance

Alec Hunter, thence by descent

Literature

C. Boydell, Architect of Floors, London, 1996, p. 68 (design illustrated)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Marion Dorn and Alec Hunter worked together at Warner & Sons, producing designs for RMS Queen Mary, and Eltham Palace, amongst others. The carpet that Dorn produced for Hunter was based on a design originally produced for an American client the year before, in 1935.

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