An antique European Savonnerie carpet. A 4 by 4 arrangement of cartouches with eight lobed rosette centers and cruciform secondary elements neatly covers the rust-red field of this French pile carpet. The pale lemon border is ornamented with green octagons and ivory cartouches. Light and clear tones predominate. Any type of furnishings, really, although it was intended perhaps for 2nd Empire interiors.