Pair of Scenic Pictorial Antique Ivory Chinese Art Deco Carpets

This rare and exquisite pair of early 20th-century Chinese Art Deco carpets represents the "Golden Age" of the Tientsin (Tianjin) and Peking workshops. Historically, these pieces are part of the stylistic revolution spearheaded by designers like Walter Nichols and Helen Fette, who merged ancient Chinese pictorial traditions with the bold, streamlined sensibilities of the Western Art Deco movement. Finding a true pair of such area rugs is a significant rarity, as they were often used in symmetrical architectural layouts—such as flanking a fireplace or gracing a grand master suite—to create a unified, high-status interior. The composition is defined by its luminous Ivory field, a hallmark of the most sophisticated Art Deco production.