Nazmiyal Collection Archive Record

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Modern French Design Chinese Savonnerie Rug 44700

Size: 8 ft x 10 ft (2.44 m x 3.05 m)

Origin: Chinese Rugs

Style: Savonnerie Carpets

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Modern French Design Chinese Savonnerie Rug, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: New / Modern Rug – This exquisite Marbella modern rug which was inspired by the Antique French Savonnerie rugs, showcases an outstanding brocade arabesque with ornate botanical motifs and angular vine scrolls with hooked devices that are set over a creamy ecru background. The delicately colored field incorporates a rich variety of tonal color variations drawn in a painterly manner. Dainty inner guard bands and sophisticated outer guard bands decorated with scalloped fans enclose the vibrant main borders, which feature angular pillars and decorative keyhole niches with crisscrossing appendages. The warm earth-tone borders incorporate a rich variety of sun-baked colors that are set over a beautifully varied background. This modern Marbella Chinese rug depicts an elegant combination of curve-linear Safavid rug motifs paired with heraldic influences inspired by medieval Andalusian antique textiles.