AN AUBUSSON CARPET, the shaded sang-de-boeuf field with a central burgundy panel with floral spray enclosed within a baroque bold floral and acanthus leaf frame, each corner issuing similar acanthus, floral sprays and ivy scrolling along each side, in a border of linked coloured panels containing scrolling motifs, outer bottle-green, rust-brown, and charcoal-grey stripes (very slight colour run at one end) backed