Lot 260 , A William Morris Peacock & Dragon hanging tapestry, designed 1878 8ft x 5ft 4in. , some tears

A William Morris 'Peacock & Dragon' hanging tapestry, designed 1878 woven with stylised flowering plants, dragons and peacocks, in shades of green, blue, red and buff, 8ft x 5ft 4in. , some tears
Estimate £200-300

A similar wall hanging is in the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Colorado.

The tapestry was made as a curtain and still has the curtain hooks on the upper frieze, the colours are reasonably good although the red/pink is a little faded. The upper two thirds of the curtain have the odd unpicked thread to the front and there is some re-stitching to a tear upper right. The lower third of the curtain however has a number of tears and holes and large areas of fraying. Please see images.


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Sold for £1,600