Pontremoli needlework carpet
English, circa 1920s.
Worked in wool of gross point technique
8ft 10in x 5ft 10in : 271cm x 178cm.
In 1910, Mr Pontremoli (1888-1952) established a workshop in Paddington, London, to make needlework carpets, primarily based on designs by William S. Haines and other designs copied from the Victoria and Albert Museum by his girls. The carpets produced were a hybrid of different design styles and periods and because of this not all his designs worked or are as desirable. The present carpet is after English Georgian needlework carpets of the mid 18th century.
Pontremoli gained the attention and patronage of Queen Mary (the mother of Queen Elizabeth II) who herself did needlework and was an enthusiastic patron of the Royal School of Needlework. Queen Mary awarded Pontremoli a Royal Warrant and his needlepoint rugs are still to be found in the Royal Household, other patrons include: Her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. The Duke of Kent and Mrs Roosevelt.
Price : £ 12,000
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