Antique Floral Qarabagh Rug
N°
00114
Period
Circa 1930
Origin
Southern Caucasus
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
261 cm x 1378'6" x 4'5"
This antique Qarabagh rug, featuring floral ornamentation typical of 18th-19th century French and English carpets, has influenced specific oriental carpet families. In the Caucasus, this style became extremely fashionable among the 19th-century Russian aristocracy, who were enamored with the grandiosity of European decorative arts. While this type of floral design became common in flatweaves like Bessarabian kilims, it appears almost exclusively on pile weavings from the Qarabagh region in the southern Caucasus. This relatively late example of the type stands out with its lively and well-articulated palette and an elegant arrangement of floral bouquets, rendered with extreme precision.