Estimated value: 15,000—20,000 US$
Reached Price : 48,000 US$
Auction:
Important 20th Century Design
Sales date: 2006-12-15
Location:
New York
Lot number: 39
Design
IVAN DA SILVA BRUHNS
Architonic id
4107699
Wool
Original kilim ends folded under and sewn
With woven signature da Silva Bruhns
113 x 92 in. (287 x 233.7 cm)
Provenance:
Horst P. Horst, Oyster Bay, New York
Billy Baldwin, New York
Literature and References:
G. Rémon, "Tapis Modernes: Les Dernières Créations de Da Silva Bruhns," Mobilier et Décoration, January 1929, pp. 98-103 (for related examples)
René Chavance, "L'Actualité Artistique," Mobilier et Décoration, 1931, p. 235
Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendor of Art Deco, London and New York, 1974, p. 160, p. 140 (for a related example)