Antique Donegal CFA Voysey Fragment Runner Doris Leslie Blau

Antique Arts and Crafts Runner by CF Voysey Size: 3'0" × 13'4" (91 × 406 cm) A rare and remarkable Donegal by C.F.A. Voysey runner, hand made in the 1880s. It is in excellent conditi...

Antique Arts and Crafts Runner by CF Voysey Size: 3'0" × 13'4" (91 × 406 cm) A rare and remarkable Donegal by C.F.A. Voysey runner, hand made in the 1880s. It is in excellent conditi...

Antique Donegal Runner by C.F.A. Voysey (Fragment) Size: 3'0" × 13'0" (91 × 396 cm) Color: Blue, Green, Purple, Red This rare and exceptional antique Donegal runner, attributed to th...

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Donegal Rug Fragment by C.F.A. Voysey Size: 1'10" × 3'5" (55 × 104 cm) This rare antique Donegal rug fragment is a striking example of C.F.A. Voysey’s singu...

Donegal Carpet Ireland 12’0” x 16”9” - 366 x 511 Early 20th century; c. 1910 Wool pile of symmetric knots on a wool foundation Designed by Gavin Morton The Donegal factory in Killybe...

Early 20th Century Donegal Arts & Crafts Carpet " The Rose" Designed by C.F.A. Voysey 16'9" x 21' - 510 x 640 cm

Early 20th Century Donegal Arts & Crafts Carpet " The Donnemara " Designed by C.F.A. Voysey 12'6" x 14'8" - 380 x 445 cm

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1900-1910, this 9x11 antique Arts & Crafts rug is believed to be a rare work from C.F.A. Voysey. On the Design: This particular Voysey rug is believed to originate in Ireland, given its similarities to Donegal rugs of this provenance. Its design further hosts the quintessential open field that connoisseurs often associate with this artist’s signature style—though open field designs are especially collectible in handmade rugs today. The colorway enjoys chartreuse and similar greens, with bright blues and pinks in its borders and floral patterns. Its particular use of botanicals and garlands around the field lead the eye naturally to the more subtle patterns in the center—almost akin to greenery around rippling water in a pond, like many paintings of the same movement in this era. Connoisseurs will admire this as a collectible as much as an elegant masterpiece of its period—exemplary of Voysey’s European rugs. Condition: This antique botanical rug...