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Vintage French Art Deco Handwoven Wool Carpet BB5655 6'8" × 10'0" $30,000

$30,000

A modern early 20th century French Deco rug, the grayish field with a square tile cartouche design overall surrounding an enlarged central medallion.

Art Deco owes its name to the first major exhibition of decorative arts to be held after the First World War: L’Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. The supreme elegance of the custom made interiors at the event set an example for interior designers the world over. Inspired by these innovative aesthetic ideas, artists, designers, craftsmen and manufacturers from across Europe and America produced a wide range of modern pioneering patterns that delivered a dramatic change of style to furnishings in general, and early 20th century antique area rugs and carpets in particular. Decorative arts of this period, sometimes known as the Machine Age, are characterized by a streamlined appearance. Art Deco vintage area rugs and carpets woven from the mid-1920s through the 1930s reflect this style.

Two ground breaking French designers, Jean Michel Frank and Emile Jacques Ruhlmann may be credited with some of the most creative Art Deco carpets and rugs of the age.

Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. The Art Deco movement led to a fast evolution of the rug and textile design, among other art forms. Rug design evolved from traditional floral and highly ornamental to a style of angular elegance with geometric, abstract and modern figurative motifs. The design is frequently spare, geometric, and architectural. The rugs created during this period remain elegant and refined to this day.

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Item No.: BB5655 Circa: 1920 Size: 6'8" × 10'0" (203 × 304 cm)
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Vintage French Art Deco Handwoven Wool Carpet BB5655

Vintage French Art Deco Handwoven Wool Carpet BB5655

$30,000

In stock