Lot Essay
This rug was inherited by the present owner from his uncle who was a senior executive in the Anglo-Persian oil company in the 1930's.
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NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
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A KURK TEHRAN RUG
NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
The ivory field with angular floral sprays interlaced with cloudbands around a cusped concentric shaded pistachio-green, indigo and mushroom medallion with floral panels, multiple pendants above and below, the shaded blackcurrant spandrels with arabesque panels and floral sprays, in a shaded mushroom border of vases issuing angular floral sprays with perching birds between indigo floral meander and reciprocal skittle- pattern stripes, a short kilim strip at each end, slight traces of wear, selvages frayed, a couple of minute spot stains
7ft.1in. x 4ft.6in. (215cm. x 137cm.)
NORTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
The ivory field with angular floral sprays interlaced with cloudbands around a cusped concentric shaded pistachio-green, indigo and mushroom medallion with floral panels, multiple pendants above and below, the shaded blackcurrant spandrels with arabesque panels and floral sprays, in a shaded mushroom border of vases issuing angular floral sprays with perching birds between indigo floral meander and reciprocal skittle- pattern stripes, a short kilim strip at each end, slight traces of wear, selvages frayed, a couple of minute spot stains
7ft.1in. x 4ft.6in. (215cm. x 137cm.)
Special notice
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