Rare Old CUENCA Spanish Carpet for FINAL SALE

One of the most famous Oriental carpets, but with soft delicate colors of western taste. Wonderful in a sitting room: elegant and sturdy. The blue color has a special long preparatio...

nr. 167 - This carpet has an elegant floral decoration on a cream ground. We can imagine it in one of those beautiful oriental palaces, but it can also enter our modern homes: it may...

One of the most classical oriental carpets with floral design and central medallion: in the purest oriental tradition. I would also set in a very modern environment, by contrast to t...

nr. 1344 - Pretty vintage 1950s Italian rug with soft wool and pastel colors (more beautiful up close). Can also be placed on a bed.

A room size Spanish rug. Ivory field, accents in green, blue, raspberry and orange. 8'4'' x 14'

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.

Early 20th Century Spanish Cuenca Carpet ( 6'6" x 10' - 198 x 305 )

:: Tree of life pictorial repeating design motif in trellis / lattice orientation with lions climbing either side of the base of the vase, wrapped by a germinating tree bird and lion...