15th Jul, 2017 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 791
 

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Fine Kashgai Rug South West Iran, 19th century The abrashed sky blue field with numerous...

Fine Kashgai Rug
South West Iran, 19th century

The abrashed sky blue field with numerous flowers, flowerheads and serrated leaves around an ivory stepped octagon framed by madder spandrels and narrow borders of angular meandering vines flanked by further borders and barbers' poles, the ends with chevron bands, 270cm by 153cm See illustration

The Property of a Gentleman

The Kashgai were the largest and most powerful tribe of South West Iran. They were refined tribal weaves. The weavers have used excellent vegetable dye and fine lustrous wool in the making of this rug

Sold for £850
Estimated at £700 - £1,000


 

One end retaining parts of the web. Both ends with tassels fraying and nibbled into the corners of the piled areas. Original selvedges but fraying. Pile generally good, minor line of rucking approx 10cm. 120517

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 15th Jul, 2017

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