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Vintage Portuguese Kilim with Medallion and Griffin Pictorials, from Rug & Kilim
About the Item
Handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960, this 8×11 vintage Portuguese rug is an exciting and rare new collectible from Rug & Kilim’s collection, featuring a large medallion and four griffin pictorials.
On the Design:
Admirers of the craft may note this piece was almost certainly inspired by decorator Nancy Lancaster. In 1933, she set out to have the rug specially made by a Portuguese prison with a prominent weaving history for the Saloon at Ditchley Park. A depiction of the original rug can be seen in one of Alexandre Serebriakoff’s watercolors of the Saloon—bearing the same central medallion as this piece, with its pictorial series of four griffins (mythological creatures found in some of the most special periods of European weaving history, such as the Neoclassical style). This piece almost appears like a fragment of that one, and is one of two rare works in our collection that draw inspiration from this historic provenance.
Keen eyes for detail may admire that the colors are most unique for a work of its provenance, whereas a grounding black central medallion is surrounded by lighter, almost pastel hues underscoring the borders and their floral patterns alike. This is a bold, graphic, personal vintage piece; a piece of weaving history most likely from a special workshop with a deep reverence for the charm of pictorial rugs—this being one of the most elegant and versatile we’ve seen.
Condition:
This vintage Portuguese kilim is in great condition for its age and origin, with minor wear consistent with age and some stains in the field, an extremely rare and collectible piece of Portuguese weaving.
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