Antique Donegal Area Rug, Ireland, Early 20th Century – This delightful Donegal carpet from Ireland showcases a beautifully drawn, intensely colored repeating pattern of grand proportion. Sweeping directional pillars create intense movement that carries lavish acanthus leaves, feathered tulips and poly chromatic rosettes. Verdant chartreuse greens juxtaposed against vibrant vermilion reds, somber garnet hues and a palette of saturated jewel-tone colors give the flamboyant floral motifs significant stylistic weight. Revolving trefoils and unfurling leaflets with deep over-stylized veins create an alluring border that revives Jacobean and Gothic influences. The lush botanical motifs depicted in this archetypal Irish Donegal rug have a distinctive Arts and Crafts-era appearance that combines gradient colors, strong negative space, flourishing curves and dimensional details to create stylized botanical patterns of unnatural beauty.
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Artistic Antique Donegal Arts And Crafts Design Irish Rug 46753
Size: 10 ft 3 in x 13 ft 4 in (3.12 m x 4.06 m)
Origin: Irish Rugs
Style: Donegal Carpets
Sensuous jewel-tone botanical decorations arranged in a stunning large-scale repeating pattern decorate this flamboyant Arts and Crafts-era Donegal carpet.
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