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A French Aubusson carpet
Circa 1880
The ivory field with a central oval wreath containing a floral bouquet in a laurel wreath frame border with intermittant floral bouquets, in an ivory scrolling acanthus border with bold oval panels to each corner decorated with flowering bouquets, between burgundy plain, olive-green acanthus, and plain inner olive-green stripes, with a plain brown outer stripe, localised areas of wear, minor areas of restitching, large green stain in central field and other small scattered stains
18ft.3in. x 14ft.3in. (555cm. x 434cm.)
Circa 1880
The ivory field with a central oval wreath containing a floral bouquet in a laurel wreath frame border with intermittant floral bouquets, in an ivory scrolling acanthus border with bold oval panels to each corner decorated with flowering bouquets, between burgundy plain, olive-green acanthus, and plain inner olive-green stripes, with a plain brown outer stripe, localised areas of wear, minor areas of restitching, large green stain in central field and other small scattered stains
18ft.3in. x 14ft.3in. (555cm. x 434cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from Asprey & Co., London, 1974.
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