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Antique Persian Kerman Carpet
Antique Kerman rug from Persia, late 19th century.
Palmettes and a linking vine trellis of soft green spread elegantly across the rich saffron gold field of this incomparably lovely antique Kerman. Burgundy details are used to accent the palmettes as well as the rows of elegant s-shaped leaves that undulate horizontally across the field to modulate and vary the entire design. The rich interla...
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Antique Persian Kerman Rug
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Antique Kerman Persian Rugs from Central Persia, early twentieth century - A suavely complex tendril palmette design descended from the classic Safavid Vase Carpets swirls across the rich champagne sand ground of this exquisite antique Kerman. The border of similar form and coloration maintains the overall texture and harmony of the design, enhancing its potential as a first-rate decorative carpet...
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Antique French Deco Carpet
Antique French Art Deco Rug, early 20th century - A taught sinuous inner border of interlacing vines with small palmettes is classic Art Nouveau, as is the outer border of twisted wreaths. A small-scale tone-on-tone design of lilies floating on rippling water is barely discernible within the soft red field. The latter pattern recalls Japanese textile design, reminding us of the rich Oriental influ...
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Antique Deco French Carpet
Antique French Art Deco Rug 1920's.
This lively and exciting antique French Deco carpet offers an unusual Arts and Crafts European reinterpretation of the classic oriental "Mina Khani" or floral trellis design. Superimposed vines in diamond grid formation sprout large and small rosettes in alternation. The soft yet rich coloration with its contrasting use of blues, greens, yellow, apricot, and ...
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Antique Deco French Carpet
Antique French Art Deco Rug, 1920's - This charming antique French Deco carpet reinterprets the naturalistic floral repertoire of nineteenth century Savonnerie rugs within a new and simpler early modern aesthetic. A central medallion of leaves and flowers is enclosed by a leafy border, which repeats at the outermost edge. But virtually the whole carpet is an open field of red, punctuated only by t...
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