Irish Arts & Crafts Vintage Floral Slate Gray Hand-Knotted Wool Runner By C.F.A. Voysey (Fragment) BB7841 3'0" × 13'0" $17,000

This antique Arts and Crafts runner, attributed to C.F.A. Voysey and woven in Ireland in the 1880s, translates the English movement’s love of nature into a long, disciplined format. Hand-knotted in wool, it survives as a fragment of a Donegal design, yet still preserves the clarity and balance of the original composition.

A vivid green field sets off a vertically arranged repeat of stylized botanical forms. Slate-gray floral clusters, blue rosette-like blossoms, and small crimson accents rise from slender olive stems, creating a measured rhythm that feels both decorative and restrained. The open spacing gives each motif room to register clearly, allowing the design to read with graphic simplicity rather than visual clutter.

That cool palette of green, gray, blue, and red lends the runner a calm but expressive presence, ideal for a hallway, gallery passage, or narrow room that benefits from structure and color without heaviness. As a floral vintage runner in the Arts and Crafts tradition, it brings historical character, hand-crafted texture, and an elegant sense of movement to refined interiors.

Part of the Doris Leslie Blau collection, this vintage piece reflects the gallery's unwavering dedication to quality, authenticity, and design heritage. Founded in 1965, Doris Leslie Blau remains one of the world's most trusted sources for exceptional rugs, from rare mid-century finds to contemporary masterworks.