The Drawing Room Antiques
of Newport, RI.
# 5816. A collection of early 20th century tapestries from the firm of Herter Looms. From the Alexander van Rensselaer home - "Restmere" (originally called Villalou) located in Middletown Rhode Island. Built in 1857 (architect Richard Upjohn). Adolphe Audrain, who constructed the ornate Audrain Building at 220 Bellevue Avneue in Newport, purchased Restmere in the early 1900's. Audrain, an antiques dealer, hired noted architect Richard Morris Hunt to put an addition to the home which also included custom made wall tapestries for the grand entrance hall depicting what appears to be 16th century court scenes. There are several pieces in this collection. Condition: mostly in good usable / stable condition. Some minor tears and loosening of seams. The white numbers on the photos relate to this key: #1 Size is 12' long by 82" tall with a little curving on one end, the true squared size is 106" x 82". #2 is angled for a stairway: 20' x 4.5'. # 3 a rectangular bordered panel 13' x 87" with 2 small vertical panels app. 30" x 7' and 30" x 8'. These pieces were upholstered to the walls and staircase. Albert Herter was the son of interior decorator and furniture maker Christian Herter. Christian founded Aubusson Looms in NYC which became Herter Looms in 1908. A selection of similar tapestries (titled The Great Crusade) are on exhibit at the Cranbrook Art Museum. Inquiries.
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