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A modern early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug, the open pale dusty rose field with a camel border with ivory key patterns and fretwork with overblown brown floral and geometric brown motifs. Exclusive collection of antique, vintage, vintage rugs including our famous collection of large area rugs by Doris Leslie Blau. Nader Bolour the owner of Doris Leslie Blau's rugs and carpets gallery is the largest antique rugs dealer in the world. We invite you to view the largest collection of antique carpets and rugs.
European Art Deco design ideas and creative patterns, with respect to their design use in the creation of precious antique carpets and rugs, have repeatedly captivated the world. Antique Art Deco carpets are expressionist, avant-garde creative, and definitely elicit analytical reactions in the viewer. Sometimes you can only honor artistic weave technique conventions by defying them. This vintage Art Deco vintage rug has no conventional field design, medallion motif pattern, corner brackets, a guarded border, or main border. The open field of this carpet is colored with an all-over chroma scheme of stone gray. The stone-gray-colored field is awash in dynamic, horizontal bars of striking color. The horizontal, zebra-themed striped lines are colored in rich tones of red, black, yellow, and white. The top and bottom borders of the European deco rug are very thin and light camel-colored. 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.
A modern mid-20th century French Deco rug with a minimalist geometric pattern with an open beige field with diagonally opposed checkered motifs in the corners in orange, beige, and brown. Although generally, European Art Deco rugs from all places in the world share certain common features and are rather distinguishable from antique carpets, they differ quite significantly from one another depending on the exact place of their origin. While a Persian antique rug from Tabriz may be easily confused with a similar creation coming from a different weaving center, or even a different country, like Turkey, vintage rugs, especially those from the first half of the 20th century, are much more diverse in terms of style and applied patterns. Inspired by new trends back then yet still deeply rooted in tradition, and sometimes folklore, of a given country, vintage carpets exhibit an immense array of designs and aesthetics characteristic to the nations that produced them. We would like to present some major categories of vintage rug designs and show which way of thinking and historical background influenced particular weaving styles. 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.
An early 20th century French Art Deco area rug, the oatmeal field with a mirrored landscape design in shades of purple and red with buildings, clouds, cypresses, and striped hills within a solid purple stripe. European Art Deco rugs – are essential objects of desire of not only vintage trend followers but all aficionados of beauty and sublime design. There is a good reason for such vast recognition as vintage carpets constitute the core of taste and artistry of 20th-century progressive thought. They are clearly defined by the past century’s celebration of new ideas, modern lifestyle, and the Renaissance of all arts which happened about that time. The category of antique rugs in NYC has many faces – there are numerous aspects such as historical period, style, fashion, culture, symbolism, and philosophy which add up to form the dazzling array of vintage carpets. 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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The antique English Needlepoint rugs are special because they are created using traditional needlepoint techniques and designs that have been passed down for generations. These facinating English rugs are known for being highly detailed works of textile art that are designed to be both beautiful and functional. One of the most notable features of needlepoint rugs from England is their beautiful flowing designs, which often include floral patterns, offset by geometric shapes, or scenes from nature. These designs are created using a wide range of stitching techniques, including tent stitch, cross stitch and petit point.
This extremely fashionable Art Deco European deco rug is maintained in a luxurious palette of colors. Sumptuous shades of raspberry red and carmine adorn the whole surface of the item. An asymmetrical pattern contains rectangular shapes organized in vertical rows. The geometric scheme of the pile-woven vintage carpet overwhelmes the viewer with its royal appearance and caresses with the stunning touch of soft wool from which it has been woven. This hand-made miracle of style simply tempts you to use it in an interior maintained in classic and thoroughgoing style. It is a treat for everybody who appreciates beauty in the daily editions. Doris Leslie Blau has always tried to bring the charm enclosed in Persian, antique oriental rugs closer to people, closer to you. We opened our galleries in multiple locations in order to let you experience the sheer beauty of antique, vintage Persian, and oriental rugs, and carpets with your own eyes and hands. 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.
A French Deco vintage rug with a graphic, linear and color-blocked design on a sand background. 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 oriental rugs and carpets in particular. Decorative arts of this period, sometimes known as the Machine Age, are characterized by a streamlined appearance. European deco rugs and carpets are woven from the mid-1920s through the 1930s reflecting this style. 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.
Quite The Beautifully Artistic Vintage Ege Swedish Art Rug Based On An Arne L. Hansen Painting, Circa / Rug Date: 1950. EGE Carpet. Vintage Scandinavian Carpet By EGE Denmark, ( after the oil painting by Arne L Hansen ). This signed vintage rug from Sweden is beautifully composed and features a chic layered composition that is divided into striated compartments. Soft colors and careful proportions balance the artfully crafted visage while creating a solid background of stormy blue-grays and creamy ivory accents. Definitively modern and like a canvas waiting to be decorated, the soft monochromatic segments create a luxurious background that is filled with a growing variety of colorful accents and fluid will-o’-the-wisp motifs that meander across the composition and contribute an airy, veiled texture to this two-dimensional work of art. Shadows, wispy clouds and light-filled layers create a nuanced composition that is ambiguous in an artful manner and begs viewers to develop their own creative interpretation.
A French Art Deco antique carpet with a minimal and linear design that is artfully coloured with orange, brown, and bluish green on an ivory field. “Vintage” is a ubiquitous term frequently applied in the world of vintage area rugs and carpets. Vintage rugs are quite often confused with antique rugs. The difference between the two is often ambiguous. Just what is vintage and what is antique? To clarify this quandary, vintage carpets and European Art Deco rugs are defined by the time they were designed and crafted; they’re generally made after 1920. On the other hand, antique carpets come from a time before then, so, generally, they were made more than 80 years ago. Age is a primary distinguishing factor, but even this is a fluid one. The dividing line changes as time goes by. For example, a vintage area rug will someday be an antique. Vintage carpets and rugs are often linked to the origins of Modernism, so they can be more accurately placed in this category, given the association with the cultural, philosophical, and artistic elements of this movement. 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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Made with hand-knotted in wool in France circa 1930-1940, this 3x5 vintage French Art Deco rug is an extremely collectible signature piece from Leleu Decorateur—the work of an iconic family label known for their impact on an iconic design movement.On the Design: Admirers of the craft will recognize this as an exemplar of its kind, embodying the same unique principles of French Deco that began with Jules Leleu and continued with his children Paule, André, and Jean when they took over the business in the years that yielded this period piece. This piece features a cream white geometric pattern resting atop a light background of beige and pink tones—a unique play of lush, comfortable pile and sharp detail, speaking to its quality. It’s among the most ironically engaging and bold works of minimalist geometry and a humble palette to emerge from this movement, both simple and graceful, with a smart sense of depth and dimensionality few such tastefully elegant rugs enjoy. The rug’s versatile size, too, offers vast applications to the modern designer and collector alike—a small yet irreplaceable one-of-a-kind rug, as equally suited to wall-hanging projects as it is to the floor. Condition:This vintage Leleu rug further enjoys great condition for its age and origin.
Chinese Deco rugs originated in the first half of the 20th century to cater to the needs of European clientele that fell in love with qualitative and meticulously refined creations from the Far East. The vintage Chinese Deco rug before your eyes is an elegant and versatile example of this widely sought-after style. Its minimalistic design featuring two geometric motifs – one running diagonally from corner to corner and the other one over it, more architectural, located straight in the middle – brings to mind a lonely sand dune in a vast desert. In contrast to typical Chinese Deco rugs, this one shows quite a neutral and warm color palette with tone-on-tone brown shades that will match a wide array of interior arrangements. Moreover, it can boast of careful and diligent execution that ensured its longevity. Meticulously hand-knotted of exquisite wool, the antique rug distinguishes itself with a firm structure and a dense pile. If properly cared for, it has a chance to survive many decades or even centuries with no signs of wear, bringing in a breath of chic and timelessness.
Vintage Deco Chinese rug. A mid-20th century vintage Chinese Deco rug. This pile-woven wool carpet is a real treat for the connoisseurs of rarities. The influx of Chinese rugs to America after 1945 was scarce due to the destruction of the majority of weaving workshops during the war. The one before your eyes has made it across the ocean and now it may enrich any space with its highly-decorative presence. The color palette is kept in greenish-gray subdued tones with slight touches of red and blue. The background is covered with ivy leaves symbolizing endurance and faithfulness, whereas the foreground is dominated by a quaint wreath of delicate flowers interspersed with a fanciful ribbon. The rectangular shape is finished with a dark-green line running on the edges, closing the carpet in its eclectic form and giving it consistency. The rug constitutes a perfect whole, combining two seemingly mismatching patterns into an undeniable harmony.
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