Lot 68
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E. W. GODWIN (1833-1886) (WALLPAPER DESIGNER)
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FOUR-FOLD SCREEN, CIRCA 1880
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860 | 593
Auction: 1 April 2020 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £400 - £600
Description
each panel depicting an allover floral design above a classical frieze of urn motifs
Dimensions
each panel 58cm x 206cm
Footnote
Literature: Soros, S. at al. E.W. Godwin: Aesthetic Movement Architect and Designer, Yale 1999, p.290
Note: This wallpaper design was registered on 25th August 1880 for the firm Lightbown, Aspinall and Company, Hayfield Mills, Pendleton, Lancashire. Godwin is thought to have begun his association with the firm around 1876.