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Antique Irish Rug, circa 1900 - While the scroll design in the field of this unusual antique Irish carpet goes back to Renaissance and late Medieval European ornament, the exploding lotus and cartouche border is classically Oriental, reflecting the designs of the great Safavid carpets of Persia. The overall composition is striking, especially in the way that the large forms of the border impinge upon the small, finer forms and rhythms of the field. A remarkable melding of East and West.
Size: 6. ft 09 in x 8. ft 06 in (2.06 m x 2.59 m)
Antique Rugs
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