Soumak

Aubusson Cushion

A cushion worked with a pictorial scene of a shepherd figure in a red tunic and blue-green kilt standing in a pastoral landscape with grazing sheep, a dog, and a slender tree, set against a pale sky in blues and pinks. The composition is framed within an irregular cartouche of scrolling foliate and rocaille forms in cream and taupe, bordered by a plain dark ground, with a twisted cord edging in muted greens and tan and a tassel at each corner.

Cushion

A square cushion worked in a repeating band pattern of stylized paired birds or wings rendered in soft blue against an ivory ground, the motifs arranged in horizontal registers separated by narrow striped bands. The edge is finished with a knotted trim and a heavy fringe of twisted blue and white tassels running continuously around all four sides. The overall palette stays within a narrow range of powder blue and cream, with slight tonal variation among the tassels themselves.

Aubusson

An open pale celadon field carries a central floral bouquet spray anchored by pendant sprigs above and below, with loose scattered flower clusters in soft pink, blue, and gold floating across the otherwise plain ground. A zigzagging tan band traces the border's angular path, itself framed by a delicate meandering floral vine on the same faded ground tone.

BIRDS OF PARADISE

Double Cream, Pile, Alpaca Wool

The field is laid out as an open ivory ground crossed by a fine diamond lattice rendered in thin brown line, leaving each cell empty. A wide surrounding border repeats a procession of perched birds - long-necked waders and parrot-like species in teal, ochre and rust - alternating with small potted or flowering plant motifs, all set against the same pale ground. The corners are marked by a bird paired with a flowering shrub, and the whole composition is framed by a plain dark line before the outer margin.

Soumak Runner

A long, narrow runner with an open, unadorned field composed entirely of fine horizontal striations in varying tones of ivory, sand, and pale beige, interrupted at intervals by thin bands of deeper taupe and charcoal brown. There is no border to speak of, the striped structure running edge to edge along the full length, with the detail inset showing the irregular, hand-drawn quality of the individual color bands.

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