Antique Savonnerie Spanish Carpet 3253

Style: Savonnerie Rug
Origin: Spanish Rugs
Size: 13 ft 6 in x 16 ft 5 in
          (4.11 m x 5 m)

Sale:

  • $9,000.00
  • £5,749.20
  • €7,179.30

Savonnerie Carpet, France, 19th Century - An elegant open medallion design graces the field of this elegantly restrained antique French Savonnerie carpet. The inner central medallion is a life-like cluster of roses hovering within an open oval field of soft ivory with a hint of blush. The oval field is framed by an array of flowering branches emitted by cornucopiae, again against the same ivory ground. A narrow spiral garland rendered with tromp-l'oueil naturalism frames the entire composition. The lustrous glow of the wool pile sets off the delicate drawing and pastel coloration to great effect.