Rare Large Round Coral Antique Irish Donegal Arts & Crafts Rug

This rare, large-scale round antique Irish Donegal carpet is a quintessential artifact of the Arts and Crafts movement, representing a pivotal moment in the late nineteenth century when Celtic heritage merged with the avant-garde aesthetic of William Morris. Established in 1898 by Alexander Morton in the rugged coastal village of Killybegs, the Donegal workshop was a social and artistic experiment designed to revitalize the local economy through the production of high-art textiles. These antique arts and crafts design rugs quickly gained international renown for their "hand-knotted" integrity and heavy, luxurious pile, eventually gracing the interiors of Buckingham Palace, the White House, and the grandest Edwardian estates.