Details
A SAROUK PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The dark brown field with a large baluster vase issuing a central leafy flowering tree with pairs of perching birds flanked by animal combat groups, perching birds and stylised floral trees, the tomato-red mihrab arch above containing a griffin attacking a bird surrounded by floral vines, a mustard-yellow calligraphic strip above, in a tomato-red turtle-palmette and angular flowering vine border between indigo flowerhead vine and zigzag stripes, slight wear and small areas of splitting to selvedges
6ft.4in. x 4ft.3in. (193cm. x 130cm.)
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The dark brown field with a large baluster vase issuing a central leafy flowering tree with pairs of perching birds flanked by animal combat groups, perching birds and stylised floral trees, the tomato-red mihrab arch above containing a griffin attacking a bird surrounded by floral vines, a mustard-yellow calligraphic strip above, in a tomato-red turtle-palmette and angular flowering vine border between indigo flowerhead vine and zigzag stripes, slight wear and small areas of splitting to selvedges
6ft.4in. x 4ft.3in. (193cm. x 130cm.)