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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.
Seen on www.Christies.com
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