NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920

Details

A PETAG TABRIZ CARPET
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
Of Safavid 'Vase' design, the cintamani signature in one corner, full pile throughout, overall excellent condition
12ft.8in. x 9ft.9in. (392cm. x 302cm.)

Further details

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Lot Essay

The design of the present lot stems from 16th/17th century Safavid Kirman 'Vase' carpets but is woven with an adapted colour palette. A PETAG carpet with near identical colouring and design was sold Sotheby's London, 24 April 2013, lot 299, while another of the same design but with a dusty rose ground colour, sold in these Rooms, 26 October 2017, lot 294. For further information on the PETAG workshop see the previous two lots in the present sale.

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