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Rosette and medallion chair seat cover, French, by Grand Frères for Cartier et Fils, 1808–15, brocaded silk and metal satin.

 

 

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FURNISHING TEXTILES TO OPEN AT FRANCESCA GALLOWAY SEPT. 5 w/1 cut

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LONDON — “Neoclassicism to Pop” is a two-part exhibition of more than 200 European textiles collected over a 20-year period by Francesca Galloway. The first exhibition June 6–July 14 focused on Twentieth Century textiles while the second exhibition will be devoted to “Late Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century Textiles” and will again be staged in Francesca Galloway’s gallery at 31 Dover Street, September 5–28.

The textiles have been chosen not only for aesthetics but also for their relevance to the history of textile design. This exhibition will present furnishing textiles, which illustrate the tremendous change in taste from the restrained Neoclassical style of the late Eighteenth Century to the imperialistic and luxurious fashion of the Napoleonic era that continued into the reign of Charles X.

One of the earliest textiles here is the French Verdures du Vatican, dated 1799. Designed by Jean-Demosthene Dugourc for King Carlos IV of Spain and woven to order by Camille Pernon in Lyon, this wall hanging once belonged to the Duchess of Grosvenor.

Among the many luxurious fabrics to be exhibited will be two designed for French royal palaces including a brocaded silk taffeta by Seguin et Cie with a floral design and a central rosette, originally woven as chair seat covers for the Chateau de Fontainebleau, 1810–25; and a brocaded silk and metal taffeta piece that features a Roman centurion’s helmet.

Among the British pieces is a Queen Anne Revival silk and uncut velvet on a silk satin ground woven by Gainsborough Silk Weaving Co, circa 1910–20.

Two British pieces relate to the Aesthetic Movement. The first, Hatton, is silk tissue depicting prunus blossom and small insects, designed for Warner & Ramm in 1877 by Bruce Talbert, a prolific designer of many disciplines and a central figure of the Aesthetic Movement. The second is a hand block printed wallpaper designed by Christopher Dresser for Defosse et Karth, 1879, which features stylized flowers and trailing plants and was inspired by Japanese decorative artwork, a source of inspiration for many Dresser designs.

Francesca Galloway, is at 31 Dover Street. For information, www.francescagalloway.com or +44 (0)20 7499 6844.