FORMER COLLECTION JACQUES DOUCET (1853-1929) - GEORGES MANZA - Lot 28

FORMER COLLECTION JACQUES DOUCET (1853-1929) - GEORGES MANZANA-PISSARRO (1871-1961) Rabbits, peacocks, ermines and flowers, circa 1913, very probably one of a kind. Carpet. Colored wools. Signed MANZANA in stitch in one corner of the central decorative cartouche and marked M. P. 1 (Manzana-Pissarro exemplaire 1?) in stitch in the opposite corner, bears an antique bolduc sewn on the back with handwritten (illegible) ink markings. 320 x 210cm Provenance - Jacques Doucet Collection (1853-1929). Acquired circa 1913. - Former Jacques Doucet Collection - Art Deco furniture from the Saint-James Studio in Neuilly - Sale by Mes Audap, Godeau and Solanet, Hôtel Drouot, November 8, 1972. Our work presented and described as follows: Brown carpet. Decorated with white rabbits. [Yellow background decorated with peacocks and peacock feathers. Border decorated with flowers and ermines. Signed Manzana (with an error in dimensions) under catalog no. 54. - Private collection. - Private collection, United States. - Acquired by the current owner when the previous owner's estate was dispersed. Archives: Estampes, argenterie, arts décoratifs du XXe siècle - Vente Ader, Hôtel Drouot, 19 mars 2008. The project of our carpet with check (116.5 x 162.5cm) presented under number 170 of the catalog. Exhibitions: - Tapisseries et tapis de Manzana-Pissarro - Galerie A.-A. Hébrard, rue Royale, Paris, 1913. Our rug was exhibited at this event; possibly acquired by Jacques Doucet on this occasion. - Exhibition of works by Manzana-Pissarro - Tapestries, Carpets, Furniture, Decorative Paintings, Glassware, Etchings, Lithographs, etc. - Musée des Arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, January 10 - February 15, 1914. Our carpet, already owned by Jacques Doucet (as indicated in the catalog), was exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Journal des débats politiques et littéraires - Issue of Thursday May 29, 1913. Our carpet mentioned among the works by Georges Manzana-Pissarro exhibited at A.-A. Hébrard, rue Royale. - Exhibition of works by Manzana-Pissarro - Tapestries, Carpets, Furniture, Decorative Paintings, Glassware, Etchings, Lithographs, etc. - Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée des Arts décoratifs, Palais du Louvre, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris (January 10 - February 15, 1914), Éditions du Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 1914. Our carpet, referenced under number 11 in the catalog, quoted on page 12 and noted as belonging to M. Jacques Doucet.