Live Auction 21109The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Wheatland
A ST. PETERSBURG PILE CARPET
Lot 266

A ST. PETERSBURG PILE CARPET

RUSSIA, CIRCA 1800

Closed19 October 2023

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A ST. PETERSBURG PILE CARPET
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1800
The cherry red field with alternating lush floral roundels with in a cherry red lush foliage and blossom border
9 ft. 10 in. (3 m.) long, 8 ft. 8 in. (2.64 m.) wide

With Dildarian Inc., New York.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 December 1996, lot 236.
Acquired from S. Frances, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 2007.

Specialist note


The Imperial Tapestry Factory was established in 1716 in the vicinity of St. Petersburg by Peter the Great (reigned 1682-1725) and produced tapestries as well as flat-woven and knotted pile carpets, such as this lot, for the court. The repeat design of realistically drawn floral wreath medallions takes its inspiration from French Neoclassical taste popular in Russia in the early 19th century. The well-balanced design and fine weave of this piece makes it an elegant example of a Russian carpet executed in the French fashion. For further discussion of Russian and related carpet weaving traditions please see S. Sherrill, Carpets and Rugs of Europe and America, Abbeville Press, 1995.