Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating - 17th April 2024
Lot 841
A RARE HAND-PAINTED CUSHION
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £441
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Description
A RARE HAND-PAINTED CUSHION
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE OAKES (1927-2017) FOR COLEFAX & FOWLER, C.1960-70
oil on silk painted with violet auriculas in a clay pot with insects, some splits
42 x 44cm
Provenance
Parker & Morris: The Art of Decorating.
Catalogue Note
George Oakes joined Colefax & Fowler in 1959. As head of their studio he worked on many important commissions such as Haseley Court, Oxfordshire, Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, Winfield House and for the National Trust. He designed and hand-painted wallpapers and fabrics as well as working on a wide variety of subjects for his paintings. George Oakes retired from Colefax & Fowler in 1993.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.