Lot Essay
For another appearance of a heraldic Russian eagle in this sale, please see lot 4.
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SOUTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
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A KHAMSEH RUG
SOUTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
The ivory field with a wide variety of elephants, flying birds occasional fish and human figures around irregular rows of large stylised heraldic eagles, in a sang-de-boeuf angular flowering and boteh vine border between light blue floral meander and minor spiralling ribbon stripes, outer patterned diagonal banded stripe, a striped kilim strip at each end, negligable wear, repiled creaselines
6ft.9in. x 5ft.10in. (206cm. x 178cm.)
SOUTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
The ivory field with a wide variety of elephants, flying birds occasional fish and human figures around irregular rows of large stylised heraldic eagles, in a sang-de-boeuf angular flowering and boteh vine border between light blue floral meander and minor spiralling ribbon stripes, outer patterned diagonal banded stripe, a striped kilim strip at each end, negligable wear, repiled creaselines
6ft.9in. x 5ft.10in. (206cm. x 178cm.)