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Doris Leslie Blau
A late 19th century English needlepoint runner, having an unusual cinnamon field divided into rectangular panels containing enlarged leaf motifs within a black border with a red wavy border and ivory fleurons.
An early 20th-century Chinese antique area rug, the beige field with a spacious trellis overall of vinery, lotus blossoms, and star-shaped leaves within a beige border of wavy stripes and a blue fretwork stripe. The Doris Leslie Blau gallery has one of the largest inventories of vintage rugs in the Northeast. We are dedicated to finding and buying the rarest, finest quality antique rugs and carpets available. We have been doing so for 50 years. Please visit our outstanding collection of oriental decorative rugs on the web or in one of our galleries. Whether you are seeking a vibrant area rug to be the focal point of your room, or a subtle allover rug to play a supporting role in a design scheme, we are confident that we can help you find the perfect Chinese Art Deco rug to meet your needs and desires.
Antique rugs are among very few pieces of decor boasting such diversity in their designs. No wonder their popularity skyrocketed – what else can change an interior as successfully as a good quality European carpet? Among all available designs, Savonnerie rugs usually gather the most attention due to their natural beauty and skillfully applied patterns. This stunning Savonnerie rug can charm even the most demanding collectors. Handwoven circa 1920, it is both an example of excellent craftsmanship, but also superb taste. The design of this rug includes a beautiful floral composition, created of several different types of flowers. The color palette includes light, pastel shades contrasted with a deep black background. Here at Doris Leslie Blau, we take great pride in what we do and nothing makes us happier than the knowledge that our hard work is appreciated by both our clients and countless interior design magazines, such as Architectural Digest. Our collection of contemporary rugs is filled with countless treasures from all over the world. Our antique rugs and modern carpets can charm even the most demanding connoisseurs, so be sure to visit our website for more high-quality rugs.
A mid-19th-century French antique fragment rug, the moss green field with scattered feathery red leaves and ivory flowerheads around a bold polychrome medallion within a sand and sage scrolling vinery border. The French Savonnerie rugs factory, located on the site of the present Musee d'Art Moderne, inherited its name from the soap-making factory it took over at the behest of Louis XIII. From 1660 until 1743 Savonnerie was a manufacturer of royale, carrying out commissions for French Savonnerie rugs and carpets specifically designed for the Royal palaces. In the 1770s, the tapestry looms at Aubusson in the Cruze Valley near Limoges were converted to produce flat-woven antique oriental rugs and carpets under royal warrant. No one knows precisely when European rugs weaving began in this area, but it is certain that tapestries were first woven there long before the Gothic era.
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Beautiful Floral Design Antique English Needlepoint Rug, Country of Origin: England, Circa Date: Mid To Late 19th century – Needlepoint rugs are designed to showcase an elegant yet dramatic amount of detail. In this impressive flat woven antique English needlepoint rug, the viewer is free to explore the landscape within, marveling at the fine lines and details imparted to the various sections of the English rug. The most notable activity occurs at the very heart of the antique rug, where a multitude of flowers and blooms seem to roll around each other in a beautifully waving network. The outlines of the borders provide the viewer with necessary grounding as they navigate through the floral landscape, and the dark tones stand out well against the lighter ones in order to draw attention to both the negative and positive space of this mesmerizing floral antique English Needlepoint rug.
A modern second quarter 20th-century French country rug, the camel field with minor circles and triangles in bands framing the tiles containing brown and beige flowerheads within a thin outer stripe. Rug production was introduced to Europe by the Moors of Spain between the eighth and thirteenth centuries. While Oriental rugs initially had a significant influence on European rugs designs, various regions came to develop their own unique styles and techniques over time. In France, starting in the seventeenth century, factories in Savonnerie and Aubusson rugs for sale began producing some of the most exceptional rugs of the last few centuries. From 1660 until 1743 Savonnerie was a manufacture royal, carrying out commissions for pile antique rugs and carpets specifically designed for the Royal Palaces. In England, high-quality rug production in the town of Axminster in the late 18th century gradually paved the way for the Arts and Crafts rugs in the late nineteenth century when William Morris designed a pattern for an Axminster rug.
