Ghiordes / 17396

This Ghiordes antique rug measures 86 x 122 cm and offers a prayer-form composition softened by age and use. A stepped central arch rises through a field of floral and geometric detail, framed by layered borders in cream, green, and muted red with touches of navy and white. The wool surface shows medium distress, with visible fading that lends the design a mellow, timeworn clarity. Circa 1880 - 1900, it carries the grounded symmetry and decorative restraint that define the Ghiordes tradition while retaining a vivid, woven-in sense of character.