Important and original TAPIS au point de la Savonnerie, manufactured in Donegal, Ireland. High-quality wool velvet on cotton backing. Pale pink field decorated with geometrically stylized flower bulbs and palmettes in pale green and golden beige, surrounded by ivory and emerald green crenellated foliage in the form of stylized octopuses and streamers framing a floral composition with double shells. Triple borders, the main one pale green, with decoration reminiscent of the central field. Original decoration reminiscent of Polish carpets and 16th - 17th century Safavid dynasty rugs. Circa 1925/30. Size : 357 x 268 cm. (Good general condition)

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