Antique Artisan Re-Worked Turkish Carpet Fuchsia

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Antique Artisan Re-Worked Turkish Carpet FuchsiaA striking antique hand knotted rug from Turkey with a traditional design reinvented in a modern style through a process of transformation. The rug has areas of colours removed then re dyed in a monochromatic palette, obtaining an original, unique and exceptional one off appearance. The pile is then shaved, to give a hand carved 3D relief, completely or in part, giving a beautiful aged and worn appearance. In some, the original design or pattern is

This style is considered a Roman form

scrolls and foliate decoration

after Venus Italica by Canova

Wear appropriate with age and a wonderful patina

The well stands upon a sectional composite stone base with a circular hole within the flags

They remind me of these warmer climes

A stunning allegorical Italian terracotta urn and plinth

water will spout from the top finial and cascade over the three tiered levels creating a wonderful water feature

mid-20th Century

Miniature hand painted and carved fish vertebrae Tea Set made by a First World War British Prisoner of War

Similar style carving can be viewed on the limestone Harpy carvings at Studley Royal Estate gardens

it offers an elegant focal point for garden