Important Design Session 1 
9 December 2007
Important Design Session 1 
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Ruth Reeves

tapestry

USA, c. 1935
block-printed hand-woven wool 71½ h × 126 w in (182 × 320 cm)
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $3,600
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Donald Deskey utilized Ruth Reeves' textile designs in many of his commissions. In the 1930s, Deskey selected this design in his renovation of the Netherlands Hotel interior.
provenance: Netherlands Hotel, Cincinnati | Private collection, Miami Beach

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