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THE MAHARAJA'S CARPETS The following fourteen carpets are the core of a group of carpets that Abdi Roubeni purchased in London in the late 1960s. When he purchased them he was told that they came from the collection of His Highness Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala. Bhupinder Singh was the fabled maharaja, one of the richest men in the world, who amongst many other displays of wealth commissioned the most opulent diamond necklace that Cartier ever created (Katherine Prior and John Adamson, Maharaja's Jewels, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 2000, pp.164-5). He commissioned numerous Rolls Royce cars after a notorious initial falling out with the company, and was the first man in India to own an airplane. He was known for his construction of palaces and it is presumably for one or more of these that the present carpets were purchased. It is even possible that some or all of these carpets were sold to the maharaja by Haji Aga Eliasoff. This is Abdi Roubeni's uncle who had moved to India decades earlier than Abdi and whose company had sold carpets to many of the maharajas including Patiala. Unfortunately no records survive on either side of this exchange so we cannot be certain.

A SILK KASHAN CARPET

CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1910

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A SILK KASHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1910
Of Joshaghan design, overall very good condition
15ft. x 11ft. (456cm. x 335cm.)

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Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

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The approx. knot count is 7H x 7.5V per sq. cm.

The town of Joshaghan has given its name to a design woven in a number of centres, but nost frequently in Kashan in the late 19th and early 20th century. It derives from the lozenge lattice designs of the 18th century, some of which are indeed attributed to Joshagan. These in turn come from Kirman 'vase' carpet designs. The design has many variants, but all have numerous lozenges containing grids of flowerheads as can be seen here. A second silk Kashan of Joshaghan design can be found at lot 12.

The present carpet is notable for the variety and richness of the colours it uses. Many silk Kashans have a slightly limited colour palette, but here the weaver uses a far greater number of colours than one normally finds. It endows the carpet with a far greater sense of richness than is normally encountered.