Lot 134
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MARY WARREN FOR HEAL & SON, LONDON
'NAUTILUS' PANEL, DESIGNED 1956
MODERN MADE: Modern & Post-War Art, Design & Studio Ceramics | 618
Auction: 23 October 2020 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £400 - £600
Description
furnishing fabric, screen-printed cotton, printed to the selvedge 'NAUTILUS' BY MARY WARREN and with Heal's paper export label (to the top edge)
Dimensions
155.5cm x 124cm
Footnote
Note: During the 1950s, Mary Warren designed furnishing fabrics for Heal's Wholesale and Export Ltd. in London. Her work typically comprises of abstract and geometric forms on screen-printed cotton. The title 'Nautilus' comes from the name of a marine mollusc and is also the name of numerous historic ships, which alludes to the pattern suggestive of ship rigging and navigational equipment in this panel.