A KURDISH KELLEH

NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1800

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A KURDISH KELLEH
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1800
The indigo field with three columns of well coloured large angular leafy and flowering trees flanked by smaller similar floral motifs, in a shaded dusty red border of polychrome rosettes alternating with similar flowerheads between golden yellow and ivory meandering hooked vine stripes, a few areas of wear, upper part of each side border cut at field join but never separated, small patches above, corroded black
17ft.7in. x 6ft.2in. (535cm. x 188cm.)

Lot Essay

The present kelleh is closer in drawing than the previous lot to the original vase carpets. An even earlier example, of similar proportion, but dating from the first half of the 18th century, is in the Glencairn Museum, Academy of the New Church, Bryn Athyn (Dodds, Dennis R. and Eiland, Murray L.Jr.: Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections, Philadelphia, 1996, no.63, p.63). For a discussion of the Kurdish rugs of this period, see Levi, Alberto: 'Renewal and Innovation, Iconographic Influences on Kurdish Carpet design' Hali 70, August/September 1993, pp.85-93.

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