NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920

Details

A PETAG TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
Of Safavid 'Vase' design, the PETAG 'cintamani' signature in the lower corner of the field, full pile throughout, localised touches of corrosion, a few rows of knots missing at each end, overall good condition
9ft.7in. x 6ft.9in. (296cm. x 210cm.)

Further details

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Lot Essay

The design of the present carpet, which stems from 16th/17th century Safavid Kirman 'Vase' carpets, must have proved popular amongst its clientele, as the PETAG workshop wove numerous carpets with this same design in various sizes and imaginative colourways. The most recent example to appear on the market with a soft sage-green field was sold in these Rooms 30 April 2026, lot 168, while a carpet with a softer dusty-red field, also sold in the Rooms, 26 October 2017, lot 294.

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