Lot 66
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A VICTORIAN VELVET CURTAIN

DESIGNED BY JOHN HENRY DEARLE FOR MORRIS & CO., CIRCA 1887

Details
A VICTORIAN VELVET CURTAIN
DESIGNED BY JOHN HENRY DEARLE FOR MORRIS & CO., CIRCA 1887
Depicting the 'Cherwell' pattern
85½ x 61 in. (217 x 155 cm.)
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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. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

The meander pattern of chrysanthemum, carnations, rose and thistle, named 'Cherwell' was taken in part from William Morris designs and invented in 1887 by John Henry Dearle (d. 1932), art director of the woven and printed textile manufacture of Morris & Co., Oxford Street (L. Parry, William Morris Textiles, London, 1983, p. 157, no. 61)

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