• The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty
Lot 283

Three "Tulip and Net" Curtain Panels, John Henry Dearle

Estimate: $600 - $800
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

8 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 5 in., the first panel

8 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. the second panel.

8 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. the third panel.

Note: These panels were purchased in 1993. Three panels of "Tulip and Net" woven woollen curtains designed by Henry Dearle for Morris & Co., c. 1888-1889, hand-loom jacquard woven at Merton Abbey, late 19th Century. The design consists of a trellis pattern alternately enclosing tulip and other flowers in two shades of blue with cream and pink highlights against a background of scrolling tendrils and small flowers.

Condition

All in good overall condition with minor holes and fraying at the ends. 

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Spink & Sons Ltd., London, November 17, 1993.

The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty.