WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880

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A SENNEH RUG
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
Of 'gul-u-bulbul' design, woven on polychrome silk warps, replaced kilims at each end, overall excellent condition
7ft.1in. x 4ft.4in. (218cm. x 136cm.)

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Lot Essay

The knot count measures approximately 8V. X 8H per cm. sq.

By the late 19th century in Persia there was a fashionable interest in the textiles, tapestries and furnishings imported from Russia and Europe. These chintz and rococo-style influences were combined with highly floral designs, the most popular of which was the gul-u-bulbul, 'flower and bird' pattern comprising rose-filled bouquets upon which paired birds are nesting, each linked with flowering wreaths and leafy garlands. For comparable examples see, Siawosch Azadi, Persian Carpets. Vol. 1. Catalog of the Tehran Carpet Museum, Tehran 1977, no.10 and Cecil A. Edwards, The Persian Carpet, London 1975, ill. 118.

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