SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880

Details

A KIRMAN 'MILLEFLEURS' CARPET
SOUTH EAST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
Light localised wear, overall good condition
10ft.11in. x 7ft.3in. (334cm. x 220cm.)

Provenance

Hannchen Brauer
Levy family, Western Germany, thence by descent to the present owner in 1960

Further details

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Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

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

The success of the design of the present lot depends on the finesse of the knot count as the finer the weave, the more detailed and exact the flowers can be. A rug of the same cartoon but with a slightly higher knot count, sold in these Rooms, 25 April 2024, lot 257.

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