Country of Origin: Doroksh, Khorasan, Persia/Iran

Date of Origin late 19th century

Use: rug

JBOC Comments:

Catalogue Description:

European and Oriental Carpets


Location New York, Rockefeller Plaza Sale Date Jun 30, 2004
Lot Number 50 Sale Number 1358
Creator NORTHEAST PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

Lot Title A KHORASSAN 'SHRUB' CARPET

Estimate 70,000 - 100,000 U.S. dollars
Lot Description A KHORASSAN 'SHRUB' CARPET
Northeast Persia, 17th Century
Having a star shaped medallion on the ochre field with stylized cypress trees, shrubs and rosettes within an indigo blossom border
Approximately 18 ft. 1 in. x 14 ft. 4 in. (551 cm. x 437 cm.)

Provenance The de Trafford Collection; Christie's London, 3 March, 1994, lot 27.

Lot Notes Warp: cotton, off-white, natural, Z3S, depressed alternate warps Weft: cotton, natural, off-white, Z2S
Pile: wool, Z2 or Z3, asymmetrical open to the left, H14 x V12 in.

In its original condition, these carpets are typlified by soft fleecy pile, a palette that often relies heavily on a slightly corrosive orange-brown or dark green field covered with relatively self-contained floral sprays or stylized shrubs. These floral designs have close similiarities with those of some vase carpets, but the wool and structure of this group are dramatically different. As in vase carpets, medallions are rare. The present lot has a small central medallion placed on top of and in no way linked in to the field design. This unusual feature along with the dramatic drawing make this a superb example of early Khorassan weaving.

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