Ivan DA SILVA BRUHNS (after a cartoon by) and Manufacture de - Lot 149

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4000 - 6000 EUR
Ivan DA SILVA BRUHNS (after a cartoon by) and Manufacture de - Lot 149
Ivan DA SILVA BRUHNS (after a cartoon by) and Manufacture de SAVIGNY (lissier). Rectangular view rug in polychrome wool in knotted stitch, decorated with grecques, stylized foliage and abstract motifs on a brown and black background. Manufacture's monogram in the weft. Dimensions: 233x134 cm. (Minor wear and chips). Expert: Amélie Marcilhac Provenance: Paris Parisian apartment in the VIIIth arrondissement. History: A similar model was commissioned in 1924 by Jules Leleu (1883-1961) from Ivan Da Silva Bruhns for the Paris residence of Gonzalo Zaldumbide (1884-1965), Ecuadorian ambassador to France, and his pianist wife Isabel Rosales (Christie's sale, New York, December 9, 2022, lot no. 335). Bibliography: - Marcel Weber, "Les tapis de Da Silva Bruhns", Art et Décoration, September 1924, similar model reproduced on p. 69. - Yvonne Brunhammer, The Art Deco Style, Academy Editions, New York, 1983, similar model referenced under no. 189 and reproduced on p. 97. - François Siriex, Tapis Français du XXe siècle, de l'Art Nouveau aux créations contemporaines, Paris, 1993, p. 34 for a reference to the Jules Leleu commission.
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