Lot Essay
A very similar carpet is in Berlin (Spuhler, Friedrich: Oriental Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin, London, 1988, pp.89 and 235, pl.95.
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A HERIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The shaded terracotta-red field spattered with polychrome stepped flowerheads and angular stylised vine around a large shaped serrated lozenge medallion containing a central ivory panel medallion issuing double stylised palmette pendants flanked by other hooked floral palmettes and a floral lozenge centrepiece issuing angular floral motifs, shaded pink and indigo shaped similar spandrels, inner inscription cartouche frame, in a broad ivory angular serrated leaf and palmette vine border between terracotta angular palmette vine stripes, outer mill-pattern stripes, localised areas of slight wear, stabilised ends
14ft.4in. x 8ft.7in. (434cm. x 261cm.)
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The shaded terracotta-red field spattered with polychrome stepped flowerheads and angular stylised vine around a large shaped serrated lozenge medallion containing a central ivory panel medallion issuing double stylised palmette pendants flanked by other hooked floral palmettes and a floral lozenge centrepiece issuing angular floral motifs, shaded pink and indigo shaped similar spandrels, inner inscription cartouche frame, in a broad ivory angular serrated leaf and palmette vine border between terracotta angular palmette vine stripes, outer mill-pattern stripes, localised areas of slight wear, stabilised ends
14ft.4in. x 8ft.7in. (434cm. x 261cm.)