THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL MANUFACTORY, 1835

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AN IMPORTANT NICHOLAS I TAPESTRY CARPET
THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL MANUFACTORY, 1835
Woven in fresh and well-preserved colors with three concentric bands of tightly grouped flowers including roses and narcissae, with an outer border of oak foliage, the spandrels woven with summer flowers in entrelac and rosette border. The outer border with scrolling foliage, flowerheads and wreaths at the angles framing rose sprays. The selvedge woven with the Imperial double-headed Eagle (the mark of the Russian Imperial Manufactory) and dated 1835
195 in. (495.3 cm) long, 187 in. (474.98 cm) wide

Provenance

From the Collection of The Hon. Mrs. Aileen Plunket; Christie's, Luttrellstown Castle, 26-28 September 1983, lot 86.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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Lot Essay

The Hon. Ernest Guinness purchased Luttrellstown Castle in 1927 as a wedding gift for his daughter Aileen Plunket. Under her care, Luttrellstown became a hub of social activity. Following the war, Mrs. Plunket embarked upon an extensive remodeling of the castle’s interiors. She hired one of London’s top interior designers of the period, Felix Harbord, to undertake the work, which continued until the early 1960s. The carpet offered here occupied the Ballroom, the far end of which opens opens into Harbord's famed Grisaille room, created to showcase the series of nine Grisaille paintings by Peter de Gree.

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