Antique Portuguese Needlepoint

1920 - 1940

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

Exquisite symmetry and detail on this mellow antique Portuguese carpet with gentle natural colours of pale blue, gold, navy blue and hints of teal/greens in the delicate flowers. Such a gorgeous decorative carpet to work a scheme around for a drawing room or bedroom for example. These Portuguese needlepoints are renowned for their embroidered work in wool on linen. Portugal doesn't have an extensive history in producing hand-woven carpets although Moorish carpet weavers worked in Portugal until the early 15th century until they were expelled.

The overall look is very good, in lovely order with only the outside looped fringes showing signs of wear in a few areas on one side. These can be repaired if purchased, our workshop has completed loop fringe repairs many times, and matching the wool and design these can be repaired quite easily.

Arraiolos is where these Portuguese needlework carpets are from a town in the province of Alto Alentejo in southern Portugal. The weave on this needlepoint is Arraiolos long-armed cross-stitch along with hand dyed wool using natural dyes. The Portuguese are also known for weaving specific types of Portuguese rugs that are called Alpujarra Rugs. These floor coverings from Portugal are unique and feature pile in loops, made primarily in Spain from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century in the Alpujarras district, which is located south of Granada.

Physical Dimensions

Height

310cm (122.05")

Width

215cm (84.65")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1065042

Dealers Internal Reference

11204

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

Exquisite symmetry and detail on this mellow antique Portuguese carpet with gentle natural colours of pale blue, gold, navy blue and hints of teal/greens in the delicate flowers.

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Such a gorgeous decorative carpet to work a scheme around for a drawing room or bedroom for example.

Farnham Antique Carpets

These Portuguese needlepoints are renowned for their embroidered work in wool on linen. Portugal doesn't have an extensive history in producing hand-woven carpets although Moorish carpet weavers worked in Portugal until the early 15th century until they were expelled.

fig 1. Antique Portuguese needlepoint — fig 1. Antique Portuguese Needlepoint

The overall look is very good, in lovely order with only the outside looped fringes showing signs of wear in a few areas on one side. These can be repaired if purchased, our workshop has completed loop fringe repairs many times, and matching the wool and design these can be repaired quite easily.

fig 2. Antique Portuguese needlepoint — fig 2. Antique Portuguese Needlepoint

Arraiolos is where these Portuguese needlework carpets are from a town in the province of Alto Alentejo in southern Portugal. The weave on this needlepoint is Arraiolos long-armed cross-stitch along with hand dyed wool using natural dyes. The Portuguese are also known for weaving specific types of Portuguese rugs that are called Alpujarra Rugs. These floor coverings from Portugal are unique and feature pile in loops, made primarily in Spain from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century in the Alpujarras district, which is located south of Granada.