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Lot Essay
The inscription above translates: "Abdullah Qashqa'i adorns ...1318"
The design of this rug originates in a small series of rugs made in Kirman for the famous politician and power broker 'Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma in the late 19th century. These in turn copied European prints of famous views of classical Iran, in this case the carving on one of the gateways at Persepolis, and included the European title in the design. One of the Farmanfarma rugs of this design is in the Carpet Museum in Tehran while another was offered in these Rooms 26 November 1987, lot 120. The copperplate title is legible in the Farmanfarma rugs as "Personnages anciens à Persepolis". It is not surprising that seven years after the Kirman rugs, the Qashqai chieftains living in the same area of Persia were copying the same designs for their own use.
The design of this rug originates in a small series of rugs made in Kirman for the famous politician and power broker 'Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma in the late 19th century. These in turn copied European prints of famous views of classical Iran, in this case the carving on one of the gateways at Persepolis, and included the European title in the design. One of the Farmanfarma rugs of this design is in the Carpet Museum in Tehran while another was offered in these Rooms 26 November 1987, lot 120. The copperplate title is legible in the Farmanfarma rugs as "Personnages anciens à Persepolis". It is not surprising that seven years after the Kirman rugs, the Qashqai chieftains living in the same area of Persia were copying the same designs for their own use.