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Wool Area Rug

$9,577
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Who’s got a dog in this fight? Clearly, two male peasants do, as they try to separate the two battling beasts with a hayfork and a stick while a mother and child cower to the right. The rustic character of the scene is emphasized by a farmhouse to the right. In the foreground are logs, leafy plants, and a brook or stream. Trees in full seasonal leaves close off the scene at the left and background the excitement. The palette is warm, with an assortment of browns, greys, greens, straw, sand, and sienna. The clothes of the peasant women are touched in pale blue-greys, light yellow, and ecru. The fallen dog is in shades of brown, while the collared aggressor has a dark brown and off-white coat. This wall hanging is executed in slit tapestry weave with wool pattern wefts. The styles of clothing indicate an early 19th-century date for the depicted event, but the piece is clearly later. Tapestry depictions of peasant scenes began in the 18th century in both Flanders and France with the work of the Flemish artist David Teniers II. These were popular in the cities with the rising affluent upper middle class who never came in contact with the real peasantry, but who wanted to show their imagined roots in an agrarian lifestyle. In the 19th century, these tapestries were particularly popular in France. Unlike earlier tapestry sets, with an entire room hung with narrative scenes or iconic representations, these pieces served as accents in larger decorative schemes. In all likelihood, this is a single panel, with a somewhat stripped-down image originally in printed form. The 19th century had a predilection for “antique”-looking pieces with mellow color palettes, as here, eschewing the more varied and saturated hues of the earlier pieces. Convenient, versatile size. The condition is good. All four edges have been finished with a plain ochre cloth.

  • Due to the difference of monitor colors, some rug colors may vary slightly. We try to represent all rug colors as accurately as possible.
  • Due to the Handmade weaving technique used to make this item, the final dimensions of the rug may slightly vary.
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Lavender Oriental Carpets

Antique One-of-a-Kind 8' X 9' Area Rug

$19,253
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Aubusson carpets are pile-less and the tapestry is woven from that town to the southwest of Paris, by a group of independent weavers working under Royal or State protection. The designs are strictly classical, neo-classical, or Victorian. They are virtually never “oriental”. The pattern wefts are wool with silk and/or metal thread for details in the more finely woven examples. Sizes tend toward the squarish and pieces 30’ by 30’ are not unknown. The 18th and 19th-century French clients included the nobility and Haute bourgeoisie. Aubusson carpets were also exported to England and are often to be found in country houses. Light colors are the most popular and dark-toned pieces are very rare. Besides traditional Louis furniture, try an Aubusson with the most modern décor; it might surprise you. This light, airy Aubusson small carpet has matching central and corner rose bouquets. The double elliptical leafy wreaths are spaced to give a sense of informality. The corner bosses are ae equally open. The narrow monochrome border is barely noticeable. There are no overtly classical elements and there is just enough rococo feeling to set it off from the more cluttered pseudo-Baroque of the Victorian period. The colors are all-natural and have mellowed from what originally were sharper brighter tones. Aubusson weavers, as with French rug and tapestry artists generally, work in spans of centuries, not years or decades, and they plan on what their creations will look like far into the future. This Aubusson is a study in greens, especially pistachio, restful and precise, calming and yet rigorous.

  • Material: Wool
  • Pile Height: 0.25''
  • Rug Age: Before 1900
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