CENTRAL PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A SILK KASHAN PRAYER RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The shaded mole-grey field with a central large baluster vase issuing delicate flowering and leafy vine surrounded by flowerheads and palmettes and flanked by part cypress trees, the brick-red cusped mihrab arch above containing similar floral and leafy plants, in a shaded light blue border of palmettes and leafy floral vine between brick-red meandering palmette vine stripes, outer ivory similar and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, areas of wear and slight damage to sides and loss at each end
7ft.10in. x 4ft.9in. (238cm. x 145cm.)
CENTRAL PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The shaded mole-grey field with a central large baluster vase issuing delicate flowering and leafy vine surrounded by flowerheads and palmettes and flanked by part cypress trees, the brick-red cusped mihrab arch above containing similar floral and leafy plants, in a shaded light blue border of palmettes and leafy floral vine between brick-red meandering palmette vine stripes, outer ivory similar and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, areas of wear and slight damage to sides and loss at each end
7ft.10in. x 4ft.9in. (238cm. x 145cm.)