Lot 525
GEORGE BAIN (1881-1968) FOR QUAYLE & TRANTER LTD.
SMALL CELTIC REVIVAL 'HUNTING' WOOL RUG, CIRCA 1948
Estimate: £600 - £800
Auction: Lots 337 to 642 | 17th October at 10am
Description
machine-woven wool
Dimensions
193cm x 116.5cm
Footnote
Note: George Bain was born in Scrabster in northern Scotland, and was an art teacher who almost single-handedly revived interest in Celtic and Insular art.
His book 'Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction' was published in 1951. Although it had little impact at the time, its re-issue in 1971 introduced a generation to Celtic knotwork, the Pictish stones, the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow. As well as describing and illustrating over 200 historical examples, his book was notable for giving detailed instructions on creating similar interlace, spiral, and trumpet designs, and encouraging their use in craftwork.
