Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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8'1"x10' Gray Chinese Art Deco Inspired Peshawar Hand Knotted Wool Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Light Gray, Chinese Art Deco Inspired Peshawar, Hand Knotted, Soft and Vibrant Wool, Vegetable Dyes, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: T...
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Antique Chinese Peking Pictorial Wool Rug with Cranes and Peacocks in Indigo
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning antique Peking rug is a masterwork of Chinese textile art, featuring a vibrant "Hundred Birds" motif set against a deep indigo field. Hand-knotted with high-quality woo...
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Antique Art Deco Rug in Marigold Field with Plum and Floral Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 8'9 x 11'7 Antique Art Deco Rug in Marigold Field with Plum and Floral Accents. Keivan Woven Arts / rug B25-1222-297, country of origin / type: China / Art Deco, circa 19...
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Contemporary Oriental Mythological Dragon Rug - Sky Blue & Terracotta Wool 8x10
Located in Norwalk, CT
This modern wool rug reinterprets classic Chinese iconography with a fresh aesthetic. It features two Imperial Dragons amidst stylized ruyi clouds and "flaming pearl" motifs, symboli...
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Art Deco Chinese Motif Rug
Located in Riverdale, NY
Art Deco Chinese Lantern Rug from the 1920's. Deep wine hand knotted ground with Deco Chinese motifs in each corner. Lush hand feels like wool/silk blend. 1920's China. Measures 56" ...
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$1,555Sale Price|23% Off
Art Deco Chinese Wool Rug by Walter Nichols, Hand-Knotted, 1930s
Located in Bochum, NRW
The purple-red field is open at the center and is asymmetrically delimited on the edges by corner squared floral wreath strongly accented with colorful lotus leaves and flowers. Unus...
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Sasha Bikoff X Art Hide Customizable Cowhide Olive Pastiche Round Rug Small
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
90s fashion meets 70s spirit in lush olive sophistication. Sasha Bikoff's Pastiche Rug channels Dolce & Gabbana's bold 90s aesthetic and free-spirited 70s vibes into contemporary flo...
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9 x 12 Navy Blue Antique Art Deco Chinese Wool Rug With Classic Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This antique Chinese Art Deco rug is hand-knotted from high-quality wool and features a deep navy blue background with a tan floral design, elegantly framed by a matching tan border....
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Paul Klee Rug Florentinische Villenviertel
By djoharian-design, (after) Paul Klee
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Hand-knotted rug in style of Paul Klee The painting from which the design of this rug originates was named "Florentinische Villenviertel" (translates Florentine Villas Quarter) and ...
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$5,760Sale Price|20% Off
9'2"x11'2" Midnight Blue Antique Chinese Nichols Art Deco Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Midnight Blue, Antique Chinese Nichols Art Deco, Full Pile, Good Condition and Clean, 100% Wool, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inche...
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5 x 14 Antique Chinese Rug – Imperial Yellow Wool Runner with Five-Clawed Dragon
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exceptional antique Chinese rug features a powerful, sinuous five-clawed dragon winding across a vibrant Imperial Yellow field. Originally designed as a "Pillar Rug," these uniq...
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Beautiful Modern 20th Century French Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice modern Art Deco design needlepoint French tapestry entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint method with wool on the cotton foundation. This tapestry features a lush, nature-i...
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Vintage Kilim Rug Moroccan Orange Geometric Handmade Flatweave Carpet Livingroom
Located in Wembley, GB
Vintage Moroccan Kilim Rug, 1999s Handwoven Wool Flatweave with Geometric Tribal Motifs, Natural Dyes Size: 300 × 178 cm (9'10" × 5'10") This striking vintage Moroccan Kilim rug i...
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
9x12 Hand-Knotted Modern Chinoiserie Wool Rug – Dragon & Cloud Motif in Cream
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Modern Chinese-style wool rug reinterprets classic Qing Dynasty motifs for today’s home. Featuring a soaring dragon among stylized "Ruyi" clouds, the hand-knotted design in high...
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Mid-20th Century Handmade French Art Deco Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage French Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 4" x 11' 3"
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RugsOnNet Purple Antique Room Size Walter Nichols Chinese Art Deco Rug Carpet
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11' 6" - 275 x 350 cm) Wool 1920s Purple / Lavender Mauve Hand Knotted Pile Antique Rectangle Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exceptional piece is ...
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Contemporary Botanical Art Deco Hand-Knotted Wool Rug 4x6
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning 4x6 area rug merges Mid-Century Modern minimalism with Art Deco flair. Featuring a sophisticated botanical motif, the design showcases stylized leaves and abstract orbs...
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9 x 13 Vibrant Orange Dragon & Phoenix Tibetan Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning piece reimagines traditional Himalayan iconography through a bold, contemporary lens. Hand-knotted from premium Tibetan wool, the rug features a repeating motif of Impe...
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$7,180Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Chinese Peking Runner Art Deco 2.5 x 11 Handmade Rug 74cmx323cm
Located in New York, NY
This is a very unique vintage Art Deco peking rug featuring a distinctive and eye-catching composition with refined detailing and artistic character. It has beautiful rare colorway. ...
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Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-20th century Turkish Art Deco throw rug, measuring 1' 11" x 2' 7", exemplifies the bold yet minimalist spirit of the Art Deco period as it was interpreted in Turkey. The rug...
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Djoharian Collection Tiger Rug Wool Hand Knotted Antique Tibetan Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Djoharian Collection Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal - 6.0 x 3.0 ft Origin: Nepal Pile material: 100% Wool Warp and weft: Cotton Design: Tiger Rug Length: 6.0 ft - 180 cm Width: ...
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$2,947Sale Price|20% Off
4x6 Antique Art Deco Chinese Rug 130cmx185cm Symbolic Treasures Wool Rug c.1900
Located in New York, NY
This antique Chinese Ningxia Peking rug, circa 1900, presents a distinctive “treasures” motif executed in a refined Art Deco palette of blues, ivories, and soft accent tones. Its tig...
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RugsOnNet Luxurious Reddish Bronze Antique Art Deco Chinese Rug Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 9' x 11' 6" - 275 x 350 cm ) Rectangle Coral / Salmon Pink 1920s Hand Knotted Pile Wool Antique Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This striking piece exemplifi...
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Tibetan China Rug Pure Wool Hand Knotted by Djoharian Collection Antique Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan rug with antique Chinese design, hand knotted in Nepal. This traditional rug design is typically found on antique rugs from China. The blue ground is often found in Peki...
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Piero Fornasetti surrealist style carpet "Italian gardens" yellow black
Located in Firenze, IT
A multifaceted figure on the 20th century Italian art scene, Fornasetti was active as a designer, decorator, painter, curator and printmaker. His mass-produced but limited works char...
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$2,375 / item
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Oval Throw Rugs
Located in New York, NY
This mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, measuring 1' 11" x 3' 9" - 2' 0" x 3' 9" , features a bold and artistic composition centered around a finely detailed vase motif. The rich...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug is a true gem, blending storytelling, symbolism, and style in a richly woven composition. The golden field glows with warmth, drawing the...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug features a deep indigo field that draws you in immediately. Around it, several borders add layers of interest: one with a continuous mean...
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RugsOnNet Antique Cream Walter Nichols Chinese Art Deco Room Size Rug Carpet
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8' 11'' x 11' 7" - 272 x 353 cm ) Antique Chinese – Art Deco Room Size Wool Beige, Rose Rug, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: 1920s. This except...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug exudes timeless elegance and symbolic beauty. The cream central field creates a luminous, serene backdrop, while the wide indigo border g...
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$3,395Sale Price / item|15% Off
Dark Green, 1970s Inspired Customizable Optico Cowhide Area Floor Rug Large
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
Immerse yourself in relaxed opulence and evoke Classic glamour with the stunning new Optico from Art Hide. Think Mad Men Art Deco meets 1970s iconic rock star glam, and you’ve nailed...
Cowhide
$4,199Sale Price|20% Off
A Four Seasons Reverie: Antique Chinese Art Deco Masterpiece of Eternal Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
77454 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 08'08 x 11'06. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug captures a moment when modern sophistication met ancient symbolism, created for...
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Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Runner Rug in Gold with Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 4x6 contemporary runner rug exemplifies the refined minimalist aesthetic that characterized Shanghai's premier workshops during the early 20th centu...
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Blue Chinese Ningxia Wool Rug – Five-Clawed Imperial Dragon & Mongolian Script
Located in Norwalk, CT
This authentic antique Mongolian pillar rug features a powerful five-clawed Imperial dragon (Long) soaring through a deep indigo field. Hand-knotted from high-quality wool, the compo...
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Rug & Kilim’s French Style Art Deco rug in Gold & Beige Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 7x9 ode to French Art Deco rugs is the next addition to Rug & Kilim’s newly inspired Deco Collection. Hand-knotted in wool. On the Design: This piece boasts the Deco sty...
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Early 20th Century Handmade Chinese Art Deco Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 10' 1" x 14' 10"
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Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco style rug, with Floral Patterns and Pictorials
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 8x10 Chinese Art Deco rug, hand-knotted in wool, is the next great addition to Rug & Kilim’s repertoire of contemporary creations inspired by the Art Deco movem...
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Vintage Chinese Rug Antique Art Deco Rug Large Chinese Rug Pink 8X10
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Art Deco Rug Dragon Chinese Wool Carpet Pink Peach "This is a very unique vintage Art Deco dragon rug. It has beautiful rare colorway. Thi...
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1920s Sand Color Open Floral Asymmetric Chinese Art Deco Rug 10'10"x13'3" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
The two pictorial dark blue discs in diagonally opposite corners of this borderless design show respectively a butterfly and a flowering stem, with small porcelain vases, a teapot an...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a rare and wonderful lime green background surrounded by a wide cranberry border, and all overlaid with myriad auspicious flowers incl...
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Vintage Chinese Art Deco Wool Rug 9 Ft 11 In X 13 Ft 6 In.
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, hand-knotted wool with a cherry red field, light pink frame in an allover Classic Chinese floral design. This rug measures 9' 11" x 13' 6"...
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French Deco Style Circle Rug in Multicolor Abstract Patterns by Rug & Kilim
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From Rug & Kilim’s modern selections, a 6’ circle rug relishing a contemporary take on rare French Deco inspiration. The iconic vision enjoys a multitude of colors coming tog...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple but chic early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with two large floral clusters in opposite corners, one with chrysanthemums and the other with peonies, and surrounded by a ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a chic gray field surround by another gray border, and all overlaid with my...
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Rug & Kilim’s Modern French Art Deco Style Rug with Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 6x8 modern rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to the French Art Deco rug line. Its design is inspired by the works of Sir Francis Bacon. ...
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Bobyrug’s Nice Modern Polish Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful modern rug with a geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand tufted with wool velvet. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanship with our exquisite col...
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Rare Octagonal Antique French Art Deco Rug with Regal Medallions - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A monumental treasure of the early 20th-century French Art Deco movement, this 14x15 antique French Art Deco rug and octagonal carpet is a rare and majestic curation like no other in...
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Early 20th Century Vintage Chinese Art Deco Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Chinese Art Deco rug with a beige field and orange border with multicolored accents and an all over floral design. This rug measures 4' 0" x 6' 8" circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco rug is a quietly dramatic study in elegance and asymmetry. The soft gray field is anchored by a large off-center medallion—a lush cluster of ...
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Mid-20th Century Handmade Chinese Art Deco Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 8' 10" x 11' 8".
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Rug & Kilim’s Modern French Art Deco Style Rug in Gray with Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 9x12 modern rug by Rug & Kilim is a new addition to their French Art Deco rug line. Its design enjoys a gray open field with the most subtle hint of la...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning example of early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco weaving, this rug features a deep navy blue field framed by a wide violet border, creating a dramatic contrast that enhances...
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Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco style rug, with Floral Patterns and Pictorials
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 9x12 Chinese Art Deco rug, hand-knotted in wool, is the next great addition to Rug & Kilim’s repertoire of contemporary creations inspired by the Art Deco movem...
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Beautiful Modern 20th Century French Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice modern Art Deco needlepoint French tapestry, with a beautiful cock and sun design. And beautiful colors with orange, yellow, purple, grey and black, entirely hand embroidered wi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese Art Deco rug, woven in the 1920s, is a radiant example of a uniquely Chinese interpretation of the Art Deco movement. Set against a soft champagne-colored field and fram...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fucshia ground overlaid with multi-colored flowers and scrolling vines, all woven in pinks, golds, greens, violets, and i...
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Remarkable Happy Jewel Tone Color Antique Chinese Art Deco Sun With Rays Rug
Located in New York, NY
1920s Chinese Art Deco Carpet with Modernist Design 3' x 4' 9"
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a tone-on-tone gray field surrounded by a wide gray border, and indigo scholar's vases in opposing corners each potted with auspicious...
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RugsOnNet Soft Gray Antique Room Size Chinese Walter Nichols Art Deco Carpet Rug
Located in New York, NY
1920s Walter Nichols Chinese Art Deco Carpet ( 8'9" x 11'6" - 267 x 350 cm ) Antique Art Deco Room Size Wool Ivory, Pink Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exceptional piece captures the ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a brilliant orange sherbet field surrounded by a thin violet liner strip and a wide indigo outer stripe, and all overlaid wit...
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