CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
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A KASHAN MOCHTASHAM CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
The ivory field with overall polychrome palmette and floral vine around a central cusped indigo medallion with bold palmette pendants containing angular polychrome floral vine around a central ivory cruciform motif containing a central flowerhead and palmettes, the shaded brick-red and indigo spandrels similar, in an ivory border of bold polychrome palmettes and flowerhead vine between brick-red floral vine and indigo meandering flowerhead vine stripes, outer reciprocal trefoil stripe
10ft.10in. x 7ft.7in. (329cm. x 231cm.)
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
The ivory field with overall polychrome palmette and floral vine around a central cusped indigo medallion with bold palmette pendants containing angular polychrome floral vine around a central ivory cruciform motif containing a central flowerhead and palmettes, the shaded brick-red and indigo spandrels similar, in an ivory border of bold polychrome palmettes and flowerhead vine between brick-red floral vine and indigo meandering flowerhead vine stripes, outer reciprocal trefoil stripe
10ft.10in. x 7ft.7in. (329cm. x 231cm.)
Provenance
From a private Persian collection, see lot 454.