Antique English Axminster Rug Camel/Brown Floral, Hand-Knotted Wool, Mid 18th Century, Circa 1750
$6,500.00
| Stock number | 25984 |
| Size | 4 ft x 8 ft 8 in (1.22 m x 2.64 m) |
| Origin | England |
| Age | Circa 1750 |
| Style | Axminster |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Brown Earth Tone |
| Pattern | Allover |
A rare mid-18th-century English Axminster rug from around 1750, measuring approximately 121.9 × 264.2 cm (about 4'0" × 8'8"). The composition is a brown-toned floral design on a camel field — a vocabulary characteristic of period Axminster production from the early years of the Axminster-Wilton tradition. Axminster is the historic English carpet town in Devon, founded by Thomas Whitty in 1755 — meaning that this rug, if dated to around 1750, was woven in the very earliest years of (or just predating) that workshop's foundation. Hand-knotted wool. Authentic one-of-a-kind 18th-century antique. At a glance · Origin: England (Axminster) · Period: Circa 1750, mid 18th century · Material: Wool · Weave: Hand-knotted (pile) Format:rectangular · Dimensions: ~121.9 × 264.2 cm (≈4'0" × 8'8") · Ground color: Camel · Design: Brown floral · SKU: 25984 Condition: Good.