Vintage French Art Deco Floral Olive Hand-Knotted Wool Rug BB7640 5'2" × 9'8" $18,000

This vintage French Art Deco rug, hand-knotted in Europe circa 1945, captures the period’s taste for order, color, and stylized ornament.

An olive field is organized into a disciplined grid of square compartments, each punctuated by small floral rosettes and linked by orange intersections. The restrained center leaves room for the pattern to breathe, while the surrounding borders bring in more movement: vertical side panels bloom with clustered floral forms in burnt orange, brick red, lavender, and soft green, and the top and bottom reserves repeat the motif with circular, medallion-like roundels.

A terracotta outer border and a narrow inner frame of olive rectangles sharpen the composition’s architectural feel. Woven in wool, the rug offers a tactile surface and saturated, earthy color that suits interiors seeking an Art Deco vintage rug with both structure and decorative warmth.

Curated by Doris Leslie Blau, this vintage rug represents the enduring beauty and craftsmanship that have defined the gallery since its establishment in 1965. Doris Leslie Blau is celebrated worldwide for sourcing extraordinary rugs ranging from accessible vintage finds to rare collector-quality masterpieces.