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      • MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884
        Oct. 12, 2022

        MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884

        Est: £1,500 - £2,500

        MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884 hand-woven wool, with characteristic knotted fringe (74cm x 125cm; including fringe 92cm x 125cm) Note: In 1875, Morris & Co. began large-scale production of floor coverings, rugs and carpets, designed to complement an ever-popular ‘Morris’ aesthetic in Victorian Britain. A triumph in craftsmanship on an impressive scale, these designs were hailed as some of the finest hand-knotted carpets ever produced in Britain at the time. Morris’ designs were largely inspired by his love of Eastern carpets from Persia Turkey and China, of which he amassed a great deal and used to furnish his own homes, including Red House. Featuring an array of stylised plants and flowers, carefully woven into fields of vibrant colours, the carpets were hugely popular but very expensive to the average customer. As a result, the firm began to manufacture a range of smaller and less costly alternatives to an eager market. Flowerpots were often a feature of these designs, with trailing flowers stemming out from the centre against a cream ground, and a dark blue border. These smaller rugs were frequently used as wall hangings and occasionally placed as bedside rugs in guest bedrooms. In 1884, Morris & Co. also manufactured several designs for The Century Guild; a group of artists associated with the Arts & Crafts movement, who sought to preserve the integrity of the artistic trade and its craftsmen. These rugs were sold in the Morris & Co. shop and advertised in the Guild’s magazine Hobby Horse. Though Morris never had a hand in designing these, they look back to his earlier Hammersmith pieces, featuring simple patterns of flowers and flowerpots. This rug is thought to have been designed by Herbert Horne, one of the founding members of the Guild, alongside A. H. Mackmurdo and Selwyn Image. Linda Parry comments that of 'the three designers associated with the Guild it is stylistically closest to the work of Herbert Horne'.

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      • HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD 'PRAISE OF THE SOUL', RARE FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA 1884
        Apr. 20, 2022

        HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD 'PRAISE OF THE SOUL', RARE FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA 1884

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD 'PRAISE OF THE SOUL', RARE FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA 1884 block-printed velveteen, manufactured by Simpson & Godlee, Swinton, Manchester, later framed (panel 112cm x 80cm) Footnote: Literature: Livingstone, K. et al., C.F.A. Voysey: Arts and Crafts Designer, V&A Publishing, London, 2016, p. 65, pl. 79 illus. Parry, L. British Textiles from 1850 to 1900 V&A 1993, pl.103 illus. Note: Herbert Horne was a writer, architect, designer and member of the Century Guild. He was apprenticed to Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo in 1883 and the two were business partners from 1885 to 1890. The Century Guild was established in 1883 by A. H. Mackmurdo and Selwyn Image with several others, including Horne. This design is one of the most recognisable designs produced by the Century Guild. Known as 'Angel with Trumpet' or 'Praise of the Soul' it was exhibited at a number of exhibitions for the Century Guild. Not all contemporary critics were impressed, one reviewer of the 1897 Manchester Royal Jubilee exhibition in the Journal of Decorative Art described it as 'at the best a very weak effort'. Nevertheless, it is now seen as exemplifying the Guild's swirling designs that pre-empted the Art Nouveau era. As well as velveteen it was also produced as printed cotton. The two differ in one detail; in the cotton, the angel's halo contains a cross (usually signifying Jesus Christ), in the present velveteen example it has a dot, which may suggest that Horne amended the design, and that the velveteen was produced after the cotton.

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      • MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884
        Oct. 20, 2021

        MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884

        Est: £3,000 - £5,000

        MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884 hand-woven wool, with characteristic knotted fringe (74cm x 123cm (88cm x 123cm including knotted fringe)) Footnote: Literature: Parry, L., Cathers D., et al., Arts and Crafts Rugs for Craftsman Interiors, New York and London, 2010, cat. no. 8, where a rug of the same pattern is illustrated. Note: In 1875, Morris & Co. began large-scale production of floor coverings, rugs and carpets, designed to complement an ever-popular ‘Morris’ aesthetic in Victorian Britain. A triumph in craftsmanship on an impressive scale, these designs were hailed as some of the finest hand-knotted carpets ever produced in Britain at the time. Morris’ designs were largely inspired by his love of Eastern carpets from Persia Turkey and China, of which he amassed a great deal and used to furnish his own homes, including Red House. Featuring an array of stylised plants and flowers, carefully woven into fields of vibrant colours, the carpets were hugely popular but very expensive to the average customer. As a result, the firm began to manufacture a range of smaller and less costly alternatives to an eager market. Flowerpots were often a feature of these designs, with trailing flowers stemming out from the centre against a cream ground, and a dark blue border. These smaller rugs were frequently used as wall hangings and occasionally placed as bedside rugs in guest bedrooms. In 1884, Morris & Co. also manufactured several designs for The Century Guild; a group of artists associated with the Arts & Crafts movement, who sought to preserve the integrity of the artistic trade and its craftsmen. These rugs were sold in the Morris & Co. shop and advertised in the Guild’s magazine Hobby Horse. Though Morris never had a hand in designing these, they look back to his earlier Hammersmith pieces, featuring simple patterns of flowers and flowerpots. This rug is thought to have been designed by Herbert Horne, one of the founding members of the Guild, alongside A. H. Mackmurdo and Selwyn Image. Linda Parry comments that of 'the three designers associated with the Guild it is stylistically closest to the work of Herbert Horne'.

        Lyon & Turnbull
      • Bookbinding.- Horne (Herbert P.) The Binding of Books, one of 150 large paper copies, bound in black morocco tooled in gilt, 1894.
        Nov. 21, 2019

        Bookbinding.- Horne (Herbert P.) The Binding of Books, one of 150 large paper copies, bound in black morocco tooled in gilt, 1894.

        Est: £300 - £400

        Bookbinding.- Horne (Herbert P.) The Binding of Books: An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings, number 125 of 150 large paper copies, plates, leather book-label of Haven O'More, handsomely-bound in black morocco, gilt, tooled with grid of rules in gilt and blind with small gilt squares at intersections across boards and spine, upper cover with title in gilt in blank panel, spine in compartments with title and small figure of hawk at foot in gilt and five raised bands, t.e.g., others uncut, a few slight scuffs, 8vo, 1894.

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