Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44610

Antique Scandinavian, Sweden, Early 20th Century - Antique Scandinavian rugs like this are renowned for the striking abstract geometry of their folk art design. Initially inspired by Turkish rugs I the ate middle ages, they developed an ornamental vocabulary at times reminiscent of Navajo blankets. Here abstract angular cartouches arranged in two parallel vertical columns repeat against an aqua turquoise ground. Dynamic stylized vinescroll borders in tan and aubergine frame the entire composition.