A FINE ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG, the indigo field scattered with a variety of floral and geometric motifs together with three horses, one with rider, around two cruciform motifs formed from angular split palmettes, a similar part motif at each side, in a brick-red border of linked sea-green lozenges containing red medallions with hooked lozenges between black carnation spray stripes, a short kilim strip at each end