SOUTHEAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900

The design of the present lot is directly taken from a Louis XIV Gobelins tapestry from the series "Les Sujets de la Fable" after drawings by Raphael. A copy of this tapestry was displayed in the public rooms of the Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (1848-1898) at the Golestan Palace and must have been the inspiration for the series of Kirman carpets using this design.