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Lot Essay
The upper small inscription contains the name Dilmaqani. The two other inscriptions read: Farmayesh-e (Made to the Order of) Agha Muhammed Reza Khan, and 'Amal-e Abu'l-Qasem Kirmani.
This rug contains an interesting combination of names. Abu'l-Qasem Kirmani is one of the best weavers of Kirman, a number of whose carpets have been sold in these Rooms in recent years. These can be either pictorial, such as the tree of life rugs designed by Fursat Shirazi which probably served as the source for the cartoon for the present rug (30 April 1998, lot 153; 22 April 1999, lot 50), millefleurs (30 April 1998, lot 158), or with bolder arabesque designs of the types commonly associated with Raver, in both silk and wool (14 October 1999, lot 75; 3 May 2001, lot 83). Dilmaqani is also a name which appears on a number of Kirman carpets, but normally on larger examples with pale colours and delicate overall designs, made more obviously for the European market.
This rug contains an interesting combination of names. Abu'l-Qasem Kirmani is one of the best weavers of Kirman, a number of whose carpets have been sold in these Rooms in recent years. These can be either pictorial, such as the tree of life rugs designed by Fursat Shirazi which probably served as the source for the cartoon for the present rug (30 April 1998, lot 153; 22 April 1999, lot 50), millefleurs (30 April 1998, lot 158), or with bolder arabesque designs of the types commonly associated with Raver, in both silk and wool (14 October 1999, lot 75; 3 May 2001, lot 83). Dilmaqani is also a name which appears on a number of Kirman carpets, but normally on larger examples with pale colours and delicate overall designs, made more obviously for the European market.