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NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
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A HERIZ PRAYER RUG
North West Persia, circa 1890
The shaded rust field around a central ivory panel containing a tree issuing floral and leafy vine, ivory striped columns on either side, the shaded blue mihrab arch above with palmettes and floral sprays, in an ivory border of stylised palmettes issuing flowering and leafy vine between rust-red and light blue angular motif stripes, plain outer rust-red stripe, very good condition
7ft.5in. x 5ft.7in. (226cm. x 170cm.)
North West Persia, circa 1890
The shaded rust field around a central ivory panel containing a tree issuing floral and leafy vine, ivory striped columns on either side, the shaded blue mihrab arch above with palmettes and floral sprays, in an ivory border of stylised palmettes issuing flowering and leafy vine between rust-red and light blue angular motif stripes, plain outer rust-red stripe, very good condition
7ft.5in. x 5ft.7in. (226cm. x 170cm.)
Provenance
Lefevre and partners, 8 March 1985, lot 66 (cover illustration)
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