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A very fine silk Hereke carpet, Turkey
The ivory field with scrolling floral and leafy vines, stylised vases, pitchers and perching birds around ice-blue cusped medallion with pendants containing flowering vine and occasional animals enclosing smaller lozenge medallion with pendants, part-cartouche with stylised chalice at each side, pistacchio-green and ivory stylised spandrels with similar motifs, in an ivory border of polychrome floral sprays, stylised vases, birds and part-floral cartouches between linked rosettes, reciprocal and zig-zag stripes, outer key-pattern, palmette and leafy vine stripes
305cm. x 244cm.(10ft. x 8ft.)
The ivory field with scrolling floral and leafy vines, stylised vases, pitchers and perching birds around ice-blue cusped medallion with pendants containing flowering vine and occasional animals enclosing smaller lozenge medallion with pendants, part-cartouche with stylised chalice at each side, pistacchio-green and ivory stylised spandrels with similar motifs, in an ivory border of polychrome floral sprays, stylised vases, birds and part-floral cartouches between linked rosettes, reciprocal and zig-zag stripes, outer key-pattern, palmette and leafy vine stripes
305cm. x 244cm.(10ft. x 8ft.)