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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD SOUF KASHAN PRAYER RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
The plain ivory flat-woven field with a floral bouquet issuing a dense profusion of scrolling leafy vine and cloudband motifs linking palmettes, the shaded camel mihrab arch above containing stylised arabesques and delicate floral sprays, in an ivory flat-woven border with floral cartouches linked by floral stems, between burgundy-red meandering flowerhead vine, reciprocal trefoil and mill-pattern stripes, negligible areas of wear and colour-run
6ft.7in. x 4ft.4in. (201cm. x 132cm.)
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
The plain ivory flat-woven field with a floral bouquet issuing a dense profusion of scrolling leafy vine and cloudband motifs linking palmettes, the shaded camel mihrab arch above containing stylised arabesques and delicate floral sprays, in an ivory flat-woven border with floral cartouches linked by floral stems, between burgundy-red meandering flowerhead vine, reciprocal trefoil and mill-pattern stripes, negligible areas of wear and colour-run
6ft.7in. x 4ft.4in. (201cm. x 132cm.)