Lot Essay
The present wallpaper comprised the original scheme of a room in a Dallas home, built 1919 and decorated by the renowned Dorothy Draper (1889-1969).
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19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAPANESE
Details
A GROUP OF TEN FRAMED POLYCHROME PAINTED AND SILVERED WALLPAPER PANELS
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAPANESE
Comprising four large and six smaller panels
The large panels 96 ½ in. (245 cm.) high, 41 in. (104 cm.) wide, framed
The smaller panels 96 ½ in. (245 cm.) high, 29 in. (74 cm.) wide, framed
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAPANESE
Comprising four large and six smaller panels
The large panels 96 ½ in. (245 cm.) high, 41 in. (104 cm.) wide, framed
The smaller panels 96 ½ in. (245 cm.) high, 29 in. (74 cm.) wide, framed
Provenance
From a Dallas home, decorated by Dorothy Draper c. 1919.
Literature
D. Feld, 'In a Stately Manor', Southern Living, March-April 2002, pp 143-144, illus. pp. 140-141.
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