• The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty
Lot 38

Group of Morris & Co. Textile Panels

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

7 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 1 in., the first pair of curtains.

7 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. and 7 ft. x 4 ft., the second pair of curtains.

9 ft. x 5 ft. 9 in., the third curtain panel.

16 in. x 5 ft., the valence.

Note: The 'Peacock & Dragon' Morris & Co. curtain woven in colored wools with two repeats on a blue ground was purchased in 1997.

The 'Tulip and Rose', two Morris & Co. woven wool and cotton wall hangings were purchased in 1998, and designed by William Morris for Morris & Co., circa 1876, decorated with a repeating pattern of scarlet flowerheads amid entwined foliage woven in shades of green and buff, on a dark blue ground.

Condition

The first pair of curtains are in good overall condition with very minor wear. The second pair have fraying on the ends and minor wear. One panel has an associated border. The third curtain panel with minor wear and in good condition. The valence is in good overall condition.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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Sold Christie's South Kensington, July 8, 1997 Lot 14.

Sold Christie's London, May 13, 1998, Lot 2.

The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty.