NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A TABRIZ TRICLINIUM CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Finely woven, mostly in good pile, areas of light wear, minor repairs
18ft.8in. x 13ft.9in. (570cm. x 420cm.)

Special notice

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Sale room notice

The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.

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Lot Essay

'Triclinium', or 'Audience', carpets summarise the three main formats of the Persian living room, the mian farsh (the main carpet) flanked on its long sides by two kenareh (runners) and on one of its short sides by a kalleghi (known in the West as a kelleh; see Jennifer Scarce, ‘The Role of Carpets within the 19th Century Persian Household’ , HALI 24, 1984, pp.394-400, fig .11). The present carpet includes a series of smaller prayer rugs within its design making it both a large decorative carpet of elegant stature and a functional saf that could be used for family prayer.

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