Light Yellow French Art Nouveau Rug with Roses

A finely knotted antique scatter sized rug, woven in soft pastel shades, distinguished by a medallion and pendants design in light grey floating on a delicate yellow ground with acce...

The floral spray of roses arranged around an oval open field is a style that is frequently encountered in the work of many French Art Deco artists, from Edouard Benedictus to Paul Po...

The court workshop called 'Real Fabrica de Tapices' has been active in Madrid since the 17th century, supplying handmade carpets woven with Turkish (symmetrical) knots to both the court as well as for export. Throughout the 20th century their carpets were either woven with French Savonnerie patterns or, as in this case, with designs taken from the Spanish Renaissance weaving tradition. These carpets are known in the trade with the term of 'Cuenca,' which is the city in southern Spain where they were originally woven in the 15th-17th centuries. Here the pattern, which has a raised pile with respect to the ivory background, is distinguished by an infinite repeat of curvilinear palmettes as seen on 15th-16th century Spanish Alcaraz carpets.

Distinguished by an unusual all-over grid pattern on a soft lemon yellow background, this carpet is an example of the eclecticism of Chinese weavings in ...

The making of carpets in Portugal dates back to the Renaissance period using the braid stitch, embroidered on large hemp tea towels with the needle. The Portuguese carpet is called A...

This 10x13 antique French Savonnerie rug is a rare masterpiece from our European rug collection. Hand knotted in wool circa 1850-1860, its design enjoys floral patterns of an elegant...

This is a lovely antique 19th century ivory and beige floral French Aubusson rug from the 1880s and handwoven in France. It is in excellent condition given its age and measures: 9.10...

Hand-knotted in wool from France circa 1890-1900, this 9x15 antique French Savonnerie rug in the Neoclassical style is a rare masterpiece from Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection. ...