DESIGN BY GAVIN MORTON (1867-1954) AND G.K. ROBERTSON, KILLYBEGS, IRELAND, CIRCA 1900

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A DONEGAL CARPET

DESIGN BY GAVIN MORTON (1867-1954) AND G.K. ROBERTSON, KILLYBEGS, IRELAND, CIRCA 1900

The indigo field with an ascending lattice of apricot stems with salmon-pink flowerheads, above a secondary lattice of green flowering vines, in an ivory border with an alternating pink and indigo floral meander, between flowerhead minor stripes, plain indigo outer guard stripe
14ft.8in. x 12ft.5in. (447cm. x 380cm.)

With David Black, London
John P. Getty Collection, Christie's New York, 7 December 2005, lot 335
A private Manhattan collection
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's New York, 8 December 2021, lot 221

M. Haslam, Arts & Crafts Carpets, New York, 1991, p.106, fig. 67

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Lot Essay

The present carpet illustrates the popularity of Turkish, particularly Ushak, carpets in Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Such pieces were among the most sought-after commodities imported from the Ottoman Empire and their designs influenced many contemporaneous craftsmen in the west. British artists such as Morton, Robinson and Voysey were among those finding inspiration in Turkish carpets, blending Gothic revival designs with oriental motifs. The design of the present lot is among those works that successfully fuses both, creating an unmistakably 'Arts & Crafts' design. For carpets with a similar design, please refer to Malcolm Haslam, Arts & Crafts Carpets, London, 1991, figs. 68, 69 and 70.