French Deco Rug by Paule Leleu BB8229 6'10" × 11'7" $26,000

A great example an Art Deco rug by Jules Leleu (1883-1961), a French furniture and carpet designer. A rectangular hand-knotted woollen rug with geometric decorations and stylized green and red shapes on a light and dark taupe background embraced with a wavy pattern border.

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.