AN EMPIRE SAVONNERIE DESCENTE DE LIT RUG

A near pair of similar Empire Descente de Lit rugs were sold in the well-known Mayorcas Collection of Tapestries and Textiles sale at Christie’s in London (12 February 1999, lot 104). The drawing of the central urn is slightly different, as are the flowers and floral garlands but the flanking griffins are nearly identical. Unlike this example on a dark brown field, the near pair are both on a sky-blue ground.