Antique Cuenca Spanish Carpet

1900 - 1920

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

A really wonderful all over design Spanish Cuenca carpet with a beautiful soft soft palette, woven with wool rather than piled they are knotted in staggered stages. Handwoven in the city of Cuenca, between Madrid and Valencia, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries but also more recently as is this early 20th century example.

Dating from the 1920's this is an exceptional piece, in brilliant original condition all over, original fringes and sides, the wool pile is consistent and high all over this decorative antique carpet.

Cuenca is a city set in the mountains of east-central Spain, east of Madrid it is founded by Moors, it retains its historic walled town with steep cobbled streets and medieval castle ruins. Cuenca has been famous for weaving carpets and rugs since the 11th century.

A home visit or showroom visit can be arranged to view this carpet up close, please make contact in your preferred way to organise this, we look forward to helping you.

Physical Dimensions

Height

295cm (116.14")

Width

250cm (98.43")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1002352

Dealers Internal Reference

10828

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

A really wonderful all over design Spanish Cuenca carpet with a beautiful soft soft palette, woven with wool rather than piled they are knotted in staggered stages.

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Handwoven in the city of Cuenca, between Madrid and Valencia, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries but also more recently as is this early 20th century example.

Farnham Antique Carpets

fig 1. Antique Cuenca Spanish carpet — fig 1. Antique Cuenca Spanish Carpet

Dating from the 1920's this is an exceptional piece, in brilliant original condition all over, original fringes and sides, the wool pile is consistent and high all over this decorative antique carpet.

fig 2. Antique Cuenca Spanish carpet — fig 2. Antique Cuenca Spanish Carpet

Cuenca is a city set in the mountains of east-central Spain, east of Madrid it is founded by Moors, it retains its historic walled town with steep cobbled streets and medieval castle ruins. Cuenca has been famous for weaving carpets and rugs since the 11th century.

A home visit or showroom visit can be arranged to view this carpet up close, please make contact in your preferred way to organise this, we look forward to helping you.