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Lot Essay
The inscription cartouche reads in Farsi, farmayesh-e jalalma'ab asad allah khan 'amal-e bakhtiyari sana 1322, which translates as 'Order of the one of glorious rank, Asadallah Khan, Bakhtiyari work, year 1322 (1904-5 AD)'
Inscription cartouches on Bakhtiari carpets are not common but all tend to have white writing on a red rectangular cartouche. For similar examples please see Christie's London, 25 October 2007, lot 90 and 10 October 2008, lot 232.
Inscription cartouches on Bakhtiari carpets are not common but all tend to have white writing on a red rectangular cartouche. For similar examples please see Christie's London, 25 October 2007, lot 90 and 10 October 2008, lot 232.