Original and important Indian rug Circa 1980 Dimensions 330 x 256 cm Velvet from high quality, silky vegetable wools on cotton backing Good condition Based on 19th century cartoons from the Cuenca soap factory of the Royal Manufactory of Madrid Beautiful graphic design Beige field decorated with rows of flower bulbs surrounded by lacy leaves in the form of angels' wings Brick red main border decorated in the same way as the central field

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