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A vintage Art Deco Nichols Chinese carpet offers garden pond or marsh scene with birds, flowers, urns and water, signed cartouche, circa 1930. ...

77363, magenta pink antique Chinese Art Deco rug with pictorial chinoiserie design. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug features a gorgeous pictorial floral garland design overlaid upon an abrashed pink field. A variety of flower species bloom from a gnarled tree branch that meanders along the edges of the piece, while an array of auspicious symbols are suspended from the branches. The ensemble of flowers represented are lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums, and plum blossoms, which, when appearing together, represent the four seasons. Each of the flowers carries its own meaning in Chinese culture. The lotus, the flower of summer, symbolizes purity and perfection, since its clean vibrant blooms emerge from the mud of swamps and marshes. Peonies, the flower of spring, represent unparalleled beauty and honor, they have long been regarded as a symbol of wealth. Chrysanthemums, the flower of autumn, are associated with long life and a golden retirement, the dried petals of the flower immersed in wine were once thought to bring longevity to those who drank it. Plum blossoms, the flower of winter, represent fortitude and resilience, since the long-lived tree blooms brightly during the cold of winter. Several vases and baskets of flowers hang from the branches, which are seen to represent Virtue and harmony, along with a tea kettle, representing tranquillity, and a coin, representing prosperity. Two birds are included: A paradise flycatcher, considered a symbol of long life, is perched on a garden hook...

An authentic full pile condition, 20th century Chinese Art Deco scatter size rug. Fuchsia Field, navy blue border, circa 1940. Measures: 2'4" x 4'9".

A vintage Chinese Art Deco rug with an asymmetrical floral pattern on a wonderful brilliant salmon background, surrounded by a mint green border.

This oval-shaped Fete rug blends Chinese drawing with a distinct Art Deco style. Woven with sturdy but plush wool in the vicinity of Beijing in the 1930s a meandering vine-scroll for...