Ukrainian antique rugs

Pile carpets produced in the Ukraine are related to the Savonnerie carpets of Western Europe from France and Spain, or Axminsters from England. They share in the same Rococco or Neo-classical tradition of design. Nevertheless, they have a strong local flavor derived from Ukrainian folk art tradition, which emerges in certain floral details and in the darker, richer coloration. In many ways they relate to other reflections of western European carpet design in the East like Bessarabian rugs or the Armenian Karabaghs with naturalistic floral patterns.