Savonnerie carpet with globe, Savonnerie carpet with globe. In the middle of a black background is an oval medallion of beige, surrounded by an oak leaf wreath, with a globe of nuanced blue. On both sides and inwards a blue urn with ocher yellow acanthuses as bud and foot. They rest on an acanthus rosette of rose-red, which changes into two symmetrical branched volutes, in yellow, violet-white, yellow, rose-red and which are surrounded by vine drinks with bunches of grapes. On the short sides, two large symmetrical volutes emerge from a middle section of acanthus rosettes in yellow, white and red, which run in finer alternating colors and vine drinks. Narrow edges of golden yellow, like a red-shaded bull's-eye, over which two wavy bands of white with blue shadow run. In the corners a palette of golden yellow., Manufacture de la Savonnerie (attributed to), Paris, c. 1662 - c. 1664, wool, l 368 cm × w 165 cm
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Savonnerie carpet, globe, middle, black background, oval medallion, beige, surrounded, oak leaf wreath, nuanced blue, sides, inwards, blue urn, ocher yellow acanthuses, bud, foot, rest, acanthus rosette, rose-red, changes, two symmetrical branched volutes, yellow, violet-white, vine drinks, bunches, grapes, short sides, two large symmetrical volutes emerge, middle section, acanthus rosettes, white, red, run, finer alternating colors, Narrow edges, golden yellow, red-shaded bull's-eye, two wavy bands, blue shadow run, corners, palette, Manufacture de la Savonnerie, attributed, Paris, c, 1662, 1664, wool, l 368
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