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22 October 2015
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Ivan da Silva Bruhns

pile carpet

France, c. 1930
hand-knotted wool 85 w × 107 l in (216 × 272 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $35,000
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Ivan da Silva Bruhns

1881-1980

The prolific Ivan da Silva Bruhns passed on a career in medicine for one in the arts, specializing in textiles and specifically in carpet design. Well-known for his Art Deco designs, da Silva Bruhns’ carpets were used in interiors by notable designers such as Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Jules Leleu. Da Silva Bruhns also made carpets for many French embassies around the world, the United Nations headquarters in Geneva and various ocean liners. 

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