Antique Austrian Carpet

The sandy beige field shows an all-over one-way textile pattern of pomegranate palmettes enclosed by a lozenge lattice. Zig-zags mark out the main border with its knobby baton orname...

Fit for a Rothschild, this large antique French tapestry-woven carpet shows a large, layered oval medallion with an ivory central panel enclosing a detailed rose bouquet., all on a s...

This French high-pile carpet is a study in cream and softest gold with an open field.

In a circa 1500 style, this probably Cuenca Spanish carpet shows an offset wreath and skeletal palmette allover pattern on a dark blue ground, within an...

An antique Austrian piece with Art Nouveau touches in the border system at the ends. Tan field with open long, slender cartouches above palest blue green flower bedecked hillocks. Ec...

This is a hand-knotted, finely woven antique Portuguese carpet, having a all-over floral pattern. Measures: 10 x 13.

This exquisite early-twentieth-century carpet was produced in Alcaraz, Spain. This carpet is an excellent example of the formal mandate to develop a distinctively Spanish style of artwork. It is an allover design that is in cream and green. The pink border sets the carpet off. Alcaraz is a region in Southern Castile and is thought to be one of the first centres to produce these new designs. The colours of the antique Spanish rugs became muted due to experimentation with new dyestuffs. Also, the skill of the Moorish master carpet dyers was lost. Many of these antique Alcaraz carpets...

Antique Savonnerie rugs exemplify the formal grace and elegance of classical European design. Savonnerie originated in Spain since the eleventh century, and to the rest of European.