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Black Flat Woven Checkboard Art Deco Design Portuguese Needlepoint Rug 2700

Size: 3 ft 5 in x 5 ft 2 in (1.04 m x 1.57 m)

Origin: Portuguese Needlepoint Rugs

Style: Turkish Kilims

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This striking vintage Portuguese Art Deco rug is remarkably modern in its linear, graph-like geometry.

Antique Portuguese Needlepoint Rugs — Portuguese Art Deco Flat Woven Kilim Rug, circa 1920’s – While quaintly traditional in its use of floral rosette motifs, this striking Portuguese Art Deco rug is remarkably modern in its linear, graph-like geometry. The jet black ground is smartly contemporary, providing an excellent setting for the diagonal color distributions of the rosettes within the graph matrix. The design is far more complex than it seems at first glance, just as the color is quite effective despite its limited range.