CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
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A KASHAN 'MOCHTASHAM' CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
The ivory field with dense angular flowering vine around a deep indigo lozenge medallion with scrolling arabesques overlaying flowering vine around a cusped and indented abrashed light blue floral medallion with pendants, the angled shaded rust-red spandrels with a variety of perching birds and animals surrounded by floral sprays, in a rich indigo border of cypress trees dividing flowering trees with perching birds between burnt orange flowerhead and arabesque, ivory floral meander and reciprocal stripes, purple silk selvage, a kilim strip at one end, creaseline, minute repair, corroded black, excellent pile
9ft.8in. x 7ft.7in. (294cm. x 231cm.)
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
The ivory field with dense angular flowering vine around a deep indigo lozenge medallion with scrolling arabesques overlaying flowering vine around a cusped and indented abrashed light blue floral medallion with pendants, the angled shaded rust-red spandrels with a variety of perching birds and animals surrounded by floral sprays, in a rich indigo border of cypress trees dividing flowering trees with perching birds between burnt orange flowerhead and arabesque, ivory floral meander and reciprocal stripes, purple silk selvage, a kilim strip at one end, creaseline, minute repair, corroded black, excellent pile
9ft.8in. x 7ft.7in. (294cm. x 231cm.)