Originating from Turkey between 1880-1890, this antique Sparta rug enjoys a lightly distressed, hand-knotted wool pile throughout an all-over geometric-floral field design. Framed by a unique series of non-mirrored, wrapping brown flower scrolls and an ornate royal blue middle border with highly stylized imagery, the field design uniquely departs from the gentle, curvilinear patterns of the frame for a more finely woven geometric series of blue and beige lotus palmettes (symbolizing rebirth) within a medallion; further distinguished by deep blue branches and mirrored floral emblems against an abrash copper brown background.