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Lot 62

A LOUIS XVI STYLE SAVONNERIE CARPET, 20TH CENTURY
The carved design, a pale ivory field with an oval flourish of flowers within a blue ribbon surround, the ivory field with shaped foliage border enclosing festoons of flowers executed in pink, blue, green and gold, 402 length x 295cm width


Estimate $1,000 - $2,000

Sold for $7,000

Thick pile and good tread, would benefit from professional clean, marks throughout


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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.


Purchased: Galerie Catan, Paris, 1966, one of the most important carpet and tapestry galleries in Paris from 1956 to 1981

EVENING AUCTION: The Decorative Arts Collection of James Fairfax AC

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8201
6:30pm - 31 August 2017
The National Art School, Sydney

VIEWING
Viewing Location
Leonard Joel, 39 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 2010
Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30 August, 11am-6pm
Thursday 31 August, by appointment only

CONTACT
Tim Nicol
timothy.nicol@leonardjoel.com.au


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