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291 - An exceptional and very significant KIRMAN carpet – Iran
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Estimate €2,300 - €2,600
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An exceptional and very significant KIRMAN carpet – Iran Shah era – Mid-20th century Wool pile on a cotton backing. Density approximately 7,000 knots per dm². Ruby-red field decorated with scrollwork of fine, crenellated stems ending in palmette motifs of finely rendered flowers and foliage in polychrome, arranged in twisted patterns framing a large, multi-lobed central rosette crowned with a floral border in navy blue, gold, ivory and old rose. Four spandrels with motifs echoing the central medallion. Main border in midnight blue, decorated with interlacing floral bulbs and circles of fine branches with very precisely rendered foliage. 620 x 339 cm Bibliography: - ANQUETIL, Jacques. The Great Guide to Carpets. Paris: Hachette Pratique, 1994. -FORMENTON, Fabio. The Book of Carpets. Paris: Éditions des Deux Coqs d’Or, 1971. -GANS-RUEDIN, Edwin. The Splendour of Persian Carpets. Fribourg: Office du Livre / Paris: Vilo, 1978. -MIDDLETON, Andrew. A World Tour of Carpets: Techniques, Traditions and Motifs. Paris: Flammarion, 1997. -MILANESI, Enza. Carpets: All Styles from their Origins to the Present Day. Paris: Solar, 1993
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About the sale JEWELLERY – SILVERWARE – FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART – RUGS
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Auction time 10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 1534 - 1
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