Vintage Spanish Cuenca Rug with Shield Palmette Design

The court workshop called 'Real Fabrica de Tapices' has been active in Madrid since the 17th century, supplying handmade carpets woven with Turkish (symmetrical) knots to both the court as well as for export. Throughout the 20th century their carpets were either woven with French Savonnerie patterns or, as in this case, with designs taken from the Spanish Renaissance weaving tradition. These carpets are known in the trade with the term of 'Cuenca,' which is the city in southern Spain where they were originally woven in the 15th-17th centuries. Here the pattern, which has a raised pile with respect to the ivory background, is distinguished by an infinite repeat of curvilinear palmettes as seen on 15th-16th century Spanish Alcaraz carpets.

The court workshop called 'Real Fabrica de Tapices' has been active in Madrid since the 17th century, supplying handmade carpets woven with Turkish (symmetrical) knots to both the court as well as for export. Throughout the 20th century their carpets were either woven with French Savonnerie patterns or, as in this case, with designs taken from the Spanish Renaissance weaving tradition. These carpets are known in the trade with the term of 'Cuenca,' which is the city in southern Spain where they were originally woven in the 15th-17th centuries. Here the pattern is distinguished by an infinite repeat of floral wreaths as seen on Spanish Alcaraz carpets...

The court workshop called 'Real Fabrica de Tapices' has been active in Madrid since the 17th century, supplying handmade carpets woven with Tur...

The court workshop called 'Real Fabrica de Tapices' has been active in Madrid since the 17th Century, supplying handmade carpets woven with Turkish (symmetrical) knots to both the co...

Spanish Cuenca rug, 1790 Royal textile factory of Cuenca (Real Fabrica deTejidos de Cuenca). Cuenca, Spain, circa 1790. Provenance; Palazzo Volpi ...

Hand knotted rug from Spain A beautiful Cuenca Spanish rug, beautiful design and color. Design: allover Length: 11 ft / 335 cm Width: 10 ft / 305 cm C...

A mid-20th century Spanish Cuenca carpet. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 5"

Vintage Spanish Cuenca Rug Size: 11'7" × 22'3" (353 × 678 cm) Exemplifying the rich weaving traditions of Cuenca, this vintage Spanish rug from the mid-20th century is a striking exa...