NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880

Details

A SILK HERIZ PRAYER RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
Very minor touches of light wear, localised professional restoration
6ft.2in. x 4ft.5in. (192cm. x 140cm.)

Further details

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Lot Essay

The knot count measures approximately 10V x 11H per cm. sq.

This finely woven camel-coloured silk rug was produced in an accomplished workshop where the master weaver drew upon the vocabulary of earlier Safavid carpets. This can be seen in the diagonally arranged vase-like palmettes within the spandrels which were originally introduced in earlier 17th century Kirman 'Vase' carpets, such as that in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (719-1897). A related prayer rug with similar spandrels was sold in these Rooms, 28 October 2021, lot 174.

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