AZERBAIJAN, NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880

Details

A LONG SARAB RUNNER
AZERBAIJAN, NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
Mostly full pile, corroded dark brown, localised repairs, reduced in length, overall good condition
19ft.1in. x 3ft.5in. (583cm. x 108cm.)

Literature

Peter Bausback, Antike Orientteppiche, Braunshweig, 1978, pp.344-45

Further details

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Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This runner is one of a pair illustrated by Peter Bausback. The design at each end of the ivory lozenges within the field appear to be decorated with an abstract calligraphic design and the border is interrupted with small figural and animal motifs.

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