Price
£3950.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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A sweet small antique Donegal rug woven in Killybeg's town in Ireland around 1920-1930. Beautiful colours and a dense wool pile, well drawn and in very good original condition.
The first Donegal carpets were made in the late 1890s when the Scottish industrialist, Alexander Morton, opened a factory in Killybeg's. Morton was head of a textile manufacturing firm in Ayrshire. Although his factories already made machine-woven rugs, he wanted to make handmade carpets like those popular from Turkey and Persia. A chance meeting with a member of Ireland's Congested Districts Board pointed him towards Donegal. The county had two things to offer: a ready supply of willing workers and an almost infinite number of sheep.
Please request a home visit to choose a suitable time and day to view this antique Donegal rug in-situ. We offer the service of viewing any of our carpets & rugs in-situ in London, Surrey, Hampshire & anywhere else in the UK by appointment.
Dimensions
195 x 86 cm / 6'5" x 2'10"Condition report
In excellent pile and condition.Stock number
9678Open Monday-Friday 9.30-5.30; Saturday 10-5; other times by appointment only
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
