NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920

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A PETAG TABRIZ CARPET
North West Persia, circa 1920
Of "vase lattice" design the field with a polychrome lattice of various coloured lozenges containing palmettes and floral sprays, in a tomato-red palmette and floral spray border between lemon-yellow floral meander and purple outer floral meander stripe, cintamani "signature" in one corner, overall excellent condition
19ft.3in. x 11ft.10in. (585cm. x 360cm.)

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Lot Essay

The PETAG workshop (Persische Teppiche A.G.), a German initiative which produced good quality carpets all signed with three cintamani roundels found in one corner. Lots 49 and 206 in this sale are by the same manufacturer and have the cintamani "signature".

The PETAG workshop frequently used 16th century "classical carpet" designs as a source of inspiration including this directional lozenge "vase" pattern, a similar design of which was sold by the Baltimore Museum of Art (Dimand. M. S./Mailey. J.: Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973, fig.103).

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