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Authnetic English Axminster Blue, Red Carpet BB6127 17'7" × 30'8" $250,000

$250,000

An antique English Axminster rugs from the mid 19th century, which is among the finest among the antique rugs at the Doris Leslie Blau gallery. The carpet has a cobalt blue field with a restrained allover design of staggered floral motifs within a dramatic scrolling vinery and enlarged paisley border in red, light blue, beige and ivory.

Some of the most famous Axminster antique European carpets were designed by renowned architect and furniture maker Robert Adam. The elegant large area rugs he designed for Harewood House circa 1770 currently resides at the Metropolitan Museum is not dissimilar to the Lansdowne carpet, circa 1775. They both employ classical motifs based on the antique finds at Herculaneum and Pompeii in the late 18th century. They share a sense of orderly symmetry in the overall design using Palladian elements such as columns, pediments, architraves, trophy compartments and a string of bell flowers along with classical masks. The Axminster antique rugs he designed often mimicked the plasterwork of the ceiling above. He used nearly garish intensity of colors which have faded over time.

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Price: $250,000

Item No.: BB6127 Circa: 1850 Size: 17'7" × 30'8" (535 × 934 cm)
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This is Authnetic English Axminster Blue, Red Carpet number BB6127 in our internal collections. This rug was manufactured around 1850 in England, Europe, which means it is already 174 years old.

The dimensions of this rug are: 17'7" × 30'8" width × length, which corresponds to 535 × 934 cm in the metric system.

The rug pattern most used colors are: and Blue, and as a rug was qualified by our experts as a Bold, Botanic, Formal style in our wide offer of rugs. If you are interested in this unique work of art, please contact us with the number BB6127 for further information.

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Authnetic English Axminster Blue, Red Carpet BB6127

Authnetic English Axminster Blue, Red Carpet BB6127

$250,000

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