SEMI-ANTIQUE CHINESE NICHOLS HAND KNOTTED WOOL RUG, 5' 8 1/2'' x 8' 6 1/2'': This rug has a somewhat unusual central design motif and coloring. The grey green ground has a white central medallion with red and beige accents and pale blue columns on either side of the field. Smaller blue columns come out of the medallion and into red, beige, and white stylized sprays of flowers. The main border has a mauve-pink ground that is decorated with flowers in the colors used in the field of the rug. Condition is good.