IRAN - Lot 191

Lot n° 191
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600 - 800 EUR
IRAN - Lot 191
IRAN Large, fine, and antique Isfahan High-quality, silky wool velvet on a cotton backing Ruby-red field decorated with scrollwork of palmettes and flowers surrounded by stylized, twisted foliage framing a large, multi-lobed central rosette in ivory, cherry, and Prussian blue, with a floral crown inlaid with a star-shaped flower surrounded by two symmetrically arranged stylized oil lamps. Beautiful polychromy Density: Approx. 7,500–8,000 knots per dm² Circa 1940 Dimensions: 308 x 200 cm Some oxidation and slight minor wear. The rug has been cleaned. The rug has been restored (selvages and securing stitches) Beautiful balance created by a frame of finely drawn garlands of brooches. Five borders, the main one being beige with motifs reminiscent of the central field. Bibliography: Roger Bechirian, Edwin Gans-Ruedin, Andrew Middleton, Armen Hengeldian
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