{"product_id":"authentic-antique-chinese-nichols-art-deco-era-rug","title":"Authentic Antique Chinese Nichols\/Art Deco Era Rug","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e10% of this sale is donated to GoodWeave, a world leader in the fight against child labor. See more at \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/goodweave.org\/\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodWeave.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentic Antique Chinese Nichols\/Art Deco Era Room Size Rug\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold\/Violet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRRADN88117\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGold\/Violet\u003cbr\u003eSize: 8-8 x 11-7\u003cbr\u003ePile Material: 100% lustrous Mongolian wool on cotton foundation\u003cbr\u003eManufacture Type: Handknotted\u003cbr\u003eCountry of Origin: China\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good.  Cleaning recommended.\u003cbr\u003eShipping not included. Please email us: info@rubiconrugs.com for details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign Considerations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"romance\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAntique Tsiensin-Nichols\/Art Deco rug of ~1930s. Velvety wool in full pile condition. Shipping extra.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"romance\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"romance\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNichols Art Deco Rugs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eWalter Abner Nichols (January 8, 1889 \/  March 30, 1960) \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“loved by the Chinese who worked with him or for him,” was originally a wool grader and sought to improve the quality of woolen yarn being used to make rugs in China. Establishing “Nichols Super Yarn and Carpets,” Walter Abner Nichols, is the reason why Art Deco Rugs are still with us today; they were well made with good materials. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eWoven with Mongolian wool, machine spun and dyed with German chromium dyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eNichols encouraged production to move from traditional Chinese minimalism of design and the traditional color palette of heavy indigo blue, pale yellow and bright red as shown in Peking, Fette, PaoTao and others to dazzling jewel tone combinations of magenta, turquoise, citrine yellow, emerald and peridot greens, amethyst purple, sapphire blue, amber and onyx black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eNichols Art Deco Rugs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eArt Deco Rugs Design elements also moved away from traditional Chinese Peking rug designs featuring Taoist, Imperialist, and Buddhist symbols to a more effulgent floral style and copying designs inspired from both landscape paintings, ceramics. Bamboo, cloud bands, reed flora, chrysanthemum, lotus, birds and butterflies continued to be foundational cultural motifs, but the scale was increased and the rigidity of symmetry and order was put aside. Retaining much of the open space use of earlier rugs, motifs were disproportionate and often broke across borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003ePeak production at 30,000 sq feet (equivalent to 300+ 8-6 x 11-6 rugs) imported to U.S. monthly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThank you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rubicon Rugs","offers":[{"title":"8-8- 11-7","offer_id":68209747689776,"sku":null,"price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0172\/3963\/8070\/files\/IMG_9387.jpg?v=1793301018","url":"https:\/\/rubiconrugs.store\/products\/authentic-antique-chinese-nichols-art-deco-era-rug","provider":"Rubicon Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}