AN INDIAN CARPET

PROBABLY LAHORE, 18TH CENTURY

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AN INDIAN CARPET
PROBABLY LAHORE, 18TH CENTURY
The raspberry-red field with an angular variant of the 'in and out palmette' design, the various palmettes and floral sprays linked by angular light green and scrolling raspberry-pink tendrils, in a golden yellow border of open cartouches containing ivory flowerheads issuing bold scrolling vine between indigo angular floral meander and minor mill-pattern stripes, inner reciprocal skittle-pattern stripe, bands of extensive wear, reduced in length and width, slight damage and minimal repiling
24ft.10in. x 11ft.4in. (756cm. x 344cm.)
Warp: cotton, white, Z4S
Weft: cotton, white, Z2S and Z3S; 2 shoots
Pile: wool, Z2S; asymmetric, open left, depressed, H33 x V34

拍品專文

The continuing popularity of the Safavid 'in and out palmette' design noted under lot 296 continued in India right through the 17th century; the carpet offered is an example of this design taken, with few modifications into the 18th century. It is however the magnificent powerful border which is the distinguishing feature of this carpet. For a similar concept of border design please see Gans-Ruedin, E.: Indian Carpets, London, 1984. p.125.