EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The Harshang design was extremely popular in north west Persia and the Caucasus throughout the eighteenth century. It appears that the design was first used in the Khorasan district and in origin ultimately derives from the Isfahan 'in and out' palmette design. A number of different variants were produced in different centres, as discussed by Pamela Bensoussan 'Four Harshang pattern Carpets in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs", Hali, vol.3, no.3, 1981, pp.288-290. A particularly fine example sold in these Rooms, 23 April 2013, lot 12.