Rare Art Deco Floral Rug by Atelier Martine (Founded by Paul Poiret)

ATELIER MARTINE (Attributed to) - FOUNDED BY PAUL POIRET (1879-1944)
Rectangular colored wool view rug with central decoration of daisies, dandelions and stylized foliage on a black background and yellow border with fine bangs. Worn. 
 
This example was likely made around 1927 by the Atelier Martine founded by couturier Paul Poiret (1879-1944) for the decor of the luxury Chantilly apartment on the liner Île-de-France. A similarly example was featured in the exhibition "Poiret: King of Fashion" at the Metropolitan Museum in New York from May 9 to August 5, 2007.
 
Bibliography : Yvonne Deslandre & Dorothée Lalanne, Paul Poiret, 1879-1944, Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986, p. 305 for a photograph by Thérèse Bonney of a cabin in the Chantilly apartment in 1927, featuring two carpets with motifs similar to those on our model. The negative of this photograph is referenced under no. APBNN002203 on the Plateforme ouverte du Patrimoine.
 
Dimensions: Width: 71 in (180.5 cm) Length: 142 in (360 cm)
Style: Art Deco
Materials and Techniques: Wool, Hand-Knotted, Hand-Woven
Place of Origin: France
Period: Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture: ca. 1927