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Chinoiserie Toile Hangings Curtains French Blue & White Rococo

$11,011.33
£8,000
€9,377.29
CA$15,032.56
A$16,723.10
CHF 8,766.46
MX$204,352.23
NOK 111,629.93
SEK 105,084.14
DKK 69,997.91
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- Exceptionally rare pair of large, Rococo Chinoiserie blue & white cotton bed curtains. Measures: 4ftwide 7ft9"hig. - Chinoiserie was the height of fashion during the Rococo and these hangings would have been a luxury item, making a exotic statement in the bedroom. They have been used as wall hangings for the last 35 years. - From a private collection, purchased 35 years ago from a set of six removed from a Chateau in France. One was purchased by Nina Campbell who reproduced the pattern as a textile and a wallpaper under the name Asticou which was sold by Osborne & Little and is no longer in production, see below - Striking conversation piece oozing character and charm Depicting a chinese man sitting on a platform with a parrot inside a ring in an imagined, exotic, fantastical setting of ooseley birds, carp, monkeys, hunting dogs, rabbits, butterflies, pavilions, and exotic plants. Reference - there is a pattern book containing 53 specimens of wallpaper in the 'Asticou' pattern in the V&A Musuem Produced by Nina Campbell, manufactured by Osborne & Little, pattern book bound in cloth with a cloth handle, Great Britain, 1990-1995. Nina Campbell, Asticou Textile NCF3000/01, PR 81cm, Width 140, Cotton 100% more information available shortly.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 49.61 in (126 cm)Width: 48.04 in (122 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
  • Style:
    Rococo (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1750-1759
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1750
  • Condition:
    Replacements made. Wear consistent with age and use. Backing replaced.
  • Seller Location:
    BUNGAY, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3867323642152

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