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HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942) Carpet1897-98probably for Maison Honore Freres, burnt orange, pale yellow and cream, short knotted wool16ft 2in x 11ft 4in (493cm x 345cm) image 1
HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942) Carpet1897-98probably for Maison Honore Freres, burnt orange, pale yellow and cream, short knotted wool16ft 2in x 11ft 4in (493cm x 345cm) image 2
HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942) Carpet1897-98probably for Maison Honore Freres, burnt orange, pale yellow and cream, short knotted wool16ft 2in x 11ft 4in (493cm x 345cm) image 3
HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942) Carpet1897-98probably for Maison Honore Freres, burnt orange, pale yellow and cream, short knotted wool16ft 2in x 11ft 4in (493cm x 345cm) image 4
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HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942)
Carpet
1897-98
probably for Maison Honore Freres, burnt orange, pale yellow and cream, short knotted wool
16ft 2in x 11ft 4in (493cm x 345cm)

17 December 2020, 11:00 EST
New York

US$30,000 - US$50,000

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HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942)

Carpet
1897-98
probably for Maison Honore Freres, burnt orange, pale yellow and cream, short knotted wool
16ft 2in x 11ft 4in (493cm x 345cm)

Footnotes

The drawing for a carpet with a similar design that was conceived in 1897 for the Castel Béranger is held in the 'Fonds Guimard' at the Musée d'Orsay.

Provenance
Private Collection, New York, acquired circa 1990
Thence by Descent

Literature
Hector Guimard, 'Le Castel Beranger, Oeuvre de Hector Guimard, Architecte', Paris, 1898, pl. 1
J-A. Birnie Danzker, Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, Exhibition Catalogue, unpaginated
'Hector Guimard, Castel Beranger Metropolitain Bolivar', Munich, 1999, p. 17
Georges Vigne et Filipe Ferré, 'Hector Guimard', Paris, 2003, p. 90, 91, 97

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