CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
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A LARGE KASHAN MOCHTASHAM CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
The shaded indigo field with overall scrolling palmette and floral vine around a central brick-red and indigo cusped lozenge medallion with palmette pendants containing dense floral vine and an indigo flowerhead centrepiece, the brick-red and shaded indigo spandrels similar, in a shaded brick-red border of palmettes, boteh and scrolling floral vine between mole-grey and shaded ivory angular palmette vine and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, outer ivory Y-pattern and plain shaded indigo stripes, areas of slight localised staining
24ft.7in. x 14ft.1in. (748cm. x 429cm.)
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
The shaded indigo field with overall scrolling palmette and floral vine around a central brick-red and indigo cusped lozenge medallion with palmette pendants containing dense floral vine and an indigo flowerhead centrepiece, the brick-red and shaded indigo spandrels similar, in a shaded brick-red border of palmettes, boteh and scrolling floral vine between mole-grey and shaded ivory angular palmette vine and reciprocal skittle-pattern stripes, outer ivory Y-pattern and plain shaded indigo stripes, areas of slight localised staining
24ft.7in. x 14ft.1in. (748cm. x 429cm.)
Provenance
From a private Persian collection, see lot 454.