An antique Dragon Soumac carpet, the shaded brick-red field with variety of hooked, stepped and floral motifs around central column of bold polychrome yellow hooked palmette medallions enclosed by serrated and linked pistachio-green, ivory and blue diagonal bands with linked geometric motifs surrounded by black border of stylised hooked guls between ivory linked 'S' motif and running-dog stripes, overall wear, small areas of repair --11ft. x 5ft.11in.(335cm. x 180cm.)