Antique Dragon Art Deco Chinese Carpet, Early 20th Century
Click image to enlarge it
Size:
8'9" x 11'6" - 267cm x 351cm
Origin:
Period:
C 1910
Materials:
Wool pile, cotton warp & weft
Condtion:
Excellent
Price:
$11,000.
Item#:
17172
Notes:
Antique Dragon Art Deco Chinese carpet, early 20th century, very unusual.
This wonderful Art Deco carpet was made in China, circa 1910s or 1920s. Walter Nichols was great American rug producer (the Art Deco rugs which he did not originate them) in Tientsin. The rugs made of wool and silk with bold vibrant colors and the pattern are pictorial scenes and trees, birds, clouds, mountains, dragons, butterfly and flowers. The production of Art Deco rugs started from 1910s-1950s and mostly with western influence.