Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Carpet, Origin: Morocco, Circa: Mid-20th Century – Here is captivating, impressively woven vintage carpet – a mid-century modern vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan Carpet, characterized by a highly representative composition. Generally speaking, mid-century Moroccan rugs are celebrated for their tremendous versatility and impressive aesthetic sensibilities – natural products of these carpets’ tendency to be woven with broad ivory fields and simple, minimalist ornamentation, generally in the form of dark brown crisscrossing lines. This particular example beautifully conforms to the best qualities of Moroccan carpets, featuring a pleasing ivory field and an impressive crosshatching of dark brown detail lines. The overall effect lent by these lines is one of structure, elevating the minimalist carpet to a beautifully and carefully composed work, the allure of which is just as strong decades after the rug’s composition.
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Vintage Classic Cream and Black Berber Moroccan Beni Ourain Carpet 47934
Size: 5 ft x 10 ft 7 in (1.52 m x 3.23 m)
Origin: Morocco Rugs
Style: Moroccan Rugs
This particular example beautifully conforms to the best qualities of Moroccan carpets, featuring a pleasing ivory field and an impressive crosshatching of dark brown detail lines.
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