4174 Art Nouveau 7.6 x 10


Oushak Rug circa 1850. A complex floral ground has just enough wear to make it interesting and textural
A very unique carpet, this is an early to mid 19th century version of a very famous 16th century Spanish Alcaraz carpet currently in the Textile Museum. A Phoenix rises from the ashes, surrounded by wreaths. The scull & bones motifs in the original have been replaced here by statue heads (Socrates??). The latin inscriptions (in…