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Antique Chinese Rug | 265 x 183 cm | Nr. Z-588

Sale price3.500,00 €
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Antique Chinese Rug

Craftsmanship and timeless elegance come together in this rug in light green. At approx. 160,000 knots per m² the workmanship is correspondingly painstaking, as the precise drawing and the finely worked details show. Its 265 × 183 cm make it a living room rug. It comes into its own just as well under a dining table for four to six people. Colour and texture give any room a homely, exclusive note – a one-of-a-kind piece that will last for years.

Delivery time 2 days
Origin China
Dimensions 265 cm x 183 cm (= 4.85 m²)
Construction hand-knotted
Material Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes)
Weft & Warp: cotton
knots 160.000
Year of manufacture 1920
Condition pre-owned, cleaned & partially restored
Edition one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Rugs were in all likelihood known in China very early on. The Mongol invasion around 1279, which brought Central Asian rugs into the country that were used as tents and saddle gear, gave a boost to the local production that probably already existed in China at the time. An exhibition in Saint Louis in the USA in 1903 awakened interest in Chinese rugs in the Western world. Soon afterwards, rugs were being made in China solely for export to Europe and North America.

This antique Chinese rug is a collector's piece. It is around 106 years old, which alone makes it a truly special piece. Antique rugs such as this antique Chinese rug remain as popular as ever and are sold at top prices by renowned auction houses.

Material

China rugs are hand-knotted from silky, lustrous wool. For our high-quality China rugs, the wool is obtained by gently shearing live sheep. New wool is a renewable, natural raw material with a number of impressive properties: thanks to the natural lanolin in the wool, the surface repels droplets of water and is naturally proofed against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, helps regulate the indoor climate and dampens sound. The knot density is relatively low – as is typical of Chinese rugs – and the pile is left long.



The weft and warp threads of this antique Chinese rug are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and supple, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Antique Chinese rug. It had owners before you who valued it and used it. It was knotted around 1920. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good, though only partly restored, condition. The pile has grown a little thinner overall over the years, and more noticeably so in places. We have not fully restored this Antique Chinese rug, because we feel it has a special charm just as it is. If you would like us to, we will of course take the restoration further for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect condition.