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拍品专文
This fragment belongs to the ‘vase’ group of carpets, produced for the Safavid court in the seventeenth century , which typically feature large sunburst flowerheads arranged on a three-plane lattice, a design which remains legible on this fragment. Vase carpets are also be distinguished by their structure, where each row of knots was secured with three wefts, of which the central silk weft was heavily depressed.
This fragment is unusual in that as well as the field, parts of the border are preserved to give a clearer sense of the original design. The red-ground floral lattice of the field resembles that of the historically-significant fragment sold in these Rooms, 2 April 2020, lot 192. Meanwhile, the alternating flower sprays and heads in the border correspond to what Dr May Beattie dubbed the ‘frozen’ border, which appears on one of the trio of Rothschild vase carpets also sold in these Rooms, 19 April 2016, lot 101. For more modern carpets inspired by the Kirman ‘vase’ group, see lots 191 and 301 in the present sale.
This fragment is unusual in that as well as the field, parts of the border are preserved to give a clearer sense of the original design. The red-ground floral lattice of the field resembles that of the historically-significant fragment sold in these Rooms, 2 April 2020, lot 192. Meanwhile, the alternating flower sprays and heads in the border correspond to what Dr May Beattie dubbed the ‘frozen’ border, which appears on one of the trio of Rothschild vase carpets also sold in these Rooms, 19 April 2016, lot 101. For more modern carpets inspired by the Kirman ‘vase’ group, see lots 191 and 301 in the present sale.