Authentic 19th Century Chinese Carpet

A late 19th century Peking antique carpet from North China, the ivory field with delicate tracery vine terminating in palmettes around a roundel containing lotus blossom and vinery around a floral centerpiece within an ivory lotus flower and scrolling vine border. The most recognizable Art Deco Chinese rugs for sale from the 1920's and 1930 were made by Walter Nichols – the American who manufactured deco carpets in Tientsin. They were usually made of wool and the finest silk while depicting exotic Asian flowers and birds in very rich, bold colors like magenta, turquoise, emerald and ruby. Vintage style rugs produced in Kashgar, Yarkand and Khotan in the Chinese occupied Autonomous Region of Sikiang are collectively known as Samarkands. Typically long and narrow with simplistic spacious designs rendered in a glossy wool, Samarkand rugs in NYC frequently employ colorations of lacquer reds and Chinese yellows. They are heavily influenced by the neighboring countries of China and Turkey and have been produced in this region since at least the seventeenth century.