Lot n° 331
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
IMPORTANT AND ORIGINAL UKRAINIAN BESSARABIAN RUG - Lot 331
IMPORTANT AND ORIGINAL UKRAINIAN BESSARABIAN RUG
Wool velvet on wool foundations decorated with the myth of Medea and Jason and a fable by La Fontaine: The Wolf and the Dog. Gilded yellow field with a highly original representation of the two themes, adorned with a large central medallion featuring a polychrome flower crown inlaid with a shepherdess and her sheep.
Four spandrels decorated with horns of plenty and finely drawn bunches of flowers. Triple border, the main one bluish-gray, decorated with beige twisted crenellated foliage.
Worked and woven in the tradition of Savonnerie carpets. Accents, wear and natural oxidation.
Mid-19th century.
406 x 345 cm
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