Lot 995
  • 995

Marion Dorn, 1896-1964

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Runner
  • signed DORN in the weave
  • wool, the flatwoven field with the design worked in pile
  • 379 by 90cm., 12ft 5 1/4 in. by 2ft 11 1/2 in.
  • Executed circa 1935-1938.

Provenance

S. Franses Limited, London

Literature

Christine Boydell, The Architect of Floors, modernism, art and Marion Dorn designs, London, 1996, p.71 for a view of a carpet of comparable design in a games room and cocktail bar in the Earl of Jersey's London home in 1938

Condition

Colour match to catalogue good. Dirtiness over the entire surface, particularly to edges. Discoloration and flattened pile, particulartly down center. One area approx 30 cm. in length to edge opposite signature where side cords are visible and supporting threads visible. Some light staining throughout. Carpet would benefit from clean.
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