An Ispahan prayer rug, the indigo field with central vase issuing stylised floral bouquet surrounded by floral sprays, serrated palmettes and perching birds, a column at each side supporting burgundy-red palmette mihrab in burgundy-red small tree motif and bird's border between ivory and ice-blue flowering vine stripes --6ft.5in. x 4ft.7in.(196cm. x 140cm.)