CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890

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A KASHAN 'MOCHTASHAM' CARPET
Central Persia, circa 1890
The pale abrashed camel field with an overall design of angular rosettes and delicate flowering and leafy vine in a similar border containing palmettes flanked by stylised acanthus issuing flowering and leafy vine meander between floral meander, hooked vine meander and continuous H-patterned stripes, two inscriptions in the guard stripes above, small area of localised wear, ends complete
10ft.7in. x 11ft.2in. (322cm. x 339cm.)

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Lot Essay

The small inscription in the outer border reads: Qazan carpet wa shuraka (and partners). The large inscription reads: Hasb al-amr hazrat-e ashraf asa'd amjad arfa' wala shahanshahzadeh 'azam zell-i sultan wa farmayesh-e jalalatma'ab ajall nasr al-mulk (Commissioned by his excellency the most noble, the most fortunate, the most splendid, the exalted, the elevated, son of the king of kings, the most great Zell-i Sultan, and ordered by the one who has the rank of being great Nasr al-Mulk). Zell-i Sultan was the eldest son of Nasir al-Din Shah. His mother was without appropriate status therefore he was unable to ascend to the throne. He became the Governor of Isfahan 1870-1875, subesquently controlling half of the entire country. Nasrulla Khan, who was given the title of Nasr al-Mulk, was one of Nasir al-Din Shah's entourage on his trip to Europe in 1873-4, although there is no known linked part from this carpet between this holder of the title and Zell-i Sultan.

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