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Axminster Antique Rugs and Carpets

Antique Axminster carpets were a luxurious nineteenth-century English counterpart to the great Neo-classical designs of French Aubussons and Savonneries. They share the same taste for monumental frames and cartouches filled with naturalistic floral detail in the European tradition, along with a tendency toward softer, pastel coloration. Some Axminsters, however, also began to respond to the qualities of Oriental rug design once the latter had reclaimed their position in the European market during the later nineteenth century. But even Axminster rugs of this kind preserve a distinctly European taste for soft coloration and realistic floral motives.

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Antique Axminster English Rug 2891

Style: Axminster
Origin: Axminster
Size: 3 ft 02 in X 7 ft 02 in (0.92 m X 2.14 m)

This lovely little antique Axminster rug from England has a rich array of naturalistic floral forms unfolding dynamically across the surface.

Antique Axminster English Rug 2409

Style: Axminster
Origin: Axminster
Size: 12 ft X 13 ft 03 in (3.66 m X 3.97 m)

This classically elegant antique Axminster carpet from England has a design of scrolling cartouches filled with graceful naturalistic sprays of carnations and garlands of pansies.

Antique Axminster English Rug 2772

Style: Axminster
Origin: Axminster
Size: 12 ft 01 in X 12 ft 01 in (3.66 m X 3.66 m)

This charming antique Axminster carpet from England displays an eclectic blend of Persian rug design with the taste and color sensibility of the English Arts and Crafts Movement.

Antique Axminster English Rug 1737

Style: Axminster
Origin: Axminster
Size: 9 ft 08 in X 13 ft (2.77 m X 3.96 m)

This extraordinary antique Axminster carpet from England fuses a taste for Aubusson and Savonnerie styles with Persian carpet design.

Antique Axminster English Rug 3437

Style: Axminster
Origin: Axminster
Size: 15 ft X 18 ft (4.57 m X 5.49 m)

This spectacular antique Axminster carpet from England displays concentric cartouche medallions with rich egg-and-dart and astragal moldings and dangling swags and garlands.

Antique Axminster English Rug 2442

Style: Axminster
Origin: Axminster
Size: 8 ft 11 in X 11 ft 11 in (2.47 m X 3.39 m)

This elegant antique Axminster carpet from England exemplifies the trend toward exotic Oriental rather than English or French designs.

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