AN ANTIQUE SOUMAC CARPET, the shaded brick-red field scattered with a variety of flowerheads and palmettes around a column of indented shaded blue lozenge medallions contining angular motifs flanking brick-red octagonal centrepieces, the lozenges divided by pairs of light blue octagons, in an open frame of alternating palmettes and dart-motifs, in a charcoal-grey zigzag and stepped motif border between ivory flowerhead stripes, inner skittle-pattern and outer running dog stripes, braided ends (localised wear and corrossion)