NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880

Details

A PICTORIAL SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
Of 'waq-waq' design, uneven wear, minor restorations, selvages rebound
6ft.2in. x 4ft.5in. (188cm. x 134cm.)

Provenance

George Farrow, personal catalogue, 1993

Further Details

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Lot Essay

The knot count measures approximately 8V x 9H knots per cm. sq.

There exists a small number of silk Heriz rugs decorated with fantastical and grotesque beasts, including dragons and the mythical div. Other examples include one sold in these Rooms, 19 April 2016, lot 43, where they are also depicted clambering up a tree.

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