Lot 49
GEORGE WALTON (1867-1933) FOR ALEXANDER MORTON & CO (ATTRIBUTED TO)
FLATWEAVE FLOOR CARPET, CIRCA 1905
Auction: 15 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
£475
Description
woven with a border of stylised meandering foliage contained in continuous green chequer pattern within a pink field of allover floral sprigs
Dimensions
454cm x 356cm
Footnote
Literature: Moon, Karen, 'George Walton, Designer and Architect', pub. Oxford 1993, pages 48, 108, and plate 57
Note: The simple pale rose pink and green colourway and certain design elements to the border are suggestive of Walton's preference for a simplified and unfussy aesthetic which increased the impact of his furniture and induced 'a feeling of rest'.