Scandinavian Carpets at Artcurial
Lot 45 – MARIANNE RICHTER, LARGE WOOL ‘RUBIAROSA BLUE’ CARPET EXECUTED BY MÄRTA MÅÅS-FJETTERSTRÖM SIGNED AB MMF MR – 1958, 165.35 × 137.80 in. Estimate €40,000-60,000. All images courtesy of Artcurial
Artcurial’s second auction dedicated exclusively to Scandinavian design features three noteworthy 20th-century Swedish carpets.
Following a successful inaugural Scandinavian design auction in May 2015, the evening sale on 1 December in Paris includes carpets by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson and Marianne Richter. The latter is responsible for the textile star lot, a large wool rug titled Rubiarosa Blue (lot 45, estimate €40,000-60,000). It was designed by Richter in 1958 and executed by AB MMF. Blue tones, ranging from turquoise to purple, make up a geometric pattern of triangles, squares and rectangles.
Märta Måås-Fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson’s offerings, Porslin (lot 42) and Nejlikan (lot 106), display more muted palettes where brown, mustard and burnt orange are the leading colours.
Lot 106 – BARBRO NILSSON, A TAPESTRY WEAVE CARPET ” NEJLIKAN ” EXECUTED BY MÄRTA MÅÅS-FJETTERSTRÖM SIGNED AB MMF BN – CIRCA 1950, 114,96 x 83,46in. Estimate €12,000-15,000
Lot 42 – MÄRTA MÅÅS-FJETTERSTRÖM, WOOL HANDWOVEN ‘PORSLIN’ CARPET – CIRCA 1932, 118.11 × 81.10 in. Estimate €12,000-15,000
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