Lot Essay
The knot count measures approximately 10V x 10H knots per cm. sq.
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SULTANS OF SILK: THE GEORGE FARROW COLLECTION
A SILK HERIZ PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
Details
A SILK HERIZ PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
Finely woven on polychrome wefts, overall excellent condition
6ft.2in. x 4ft.6in. (187cm. x 138cm.)
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
Finely woven on polychrome wefts, overall excellent condition
6ft.2in. x 4ft.6in. (187cm. x 138cm.)
Provenance
George Farrow, personal catalogue, 1993
Engraved
The inscription cartouche contains a variant on a couplet by Sa'di, which reads an sarv kih guyand ba-bala-yi tu manad, hargiz ba-chunin qamat u raftar nabashad - 'That cypress which they say is of your height, can never be of such stature and behaviour'
Further Details
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The knot count measures approximately 10V x 10H knots per cm. sq.