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Kirman Laver carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), South…
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Kirman Laver carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), South…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,200 - €1,600
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Description
Kirman Laver carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), South-East Persia, circa 1930–1950.
238 x 150 cm
This carpet features an ivory multi-lobed mihrab embellished with numerous flowering trees and birds, set against a raspberry-coloured background with a stylised polychrome floral design.
The wide ivory border, featuring a design of flowering trees framed by birds, is flanked by two sub-borders.
Minor imperfections, frayed and damaged selvedges.
The town of Kirman is situated in an isolated location, which prevented it from playing a significant role during the Sassanid period but spared it from plunder by the Mongols. Its name, given in 928, means ‘place of war’. Carpet weaving was encouraged during the Safavid period, but came to a halt with the fall of the dynasty. It did not resume until the 19th century, when the offices of
European carpet merchants gradually began to open there. Around 1920, the city opened up to the American market.
The wool used in these carpets, which comes from neighbouring towns and sometimes from Khorasan, is soft and white and was hand-spun until 1950. Kerman is also renowned for its wide variety of colours, ranging from fifteen to thirty different shades. Kirman carpets often feature designs composed of highly intricate floral motifs.
To the north of Kirman, in the village of Raver, the finest pieces in the region were produced; these were then known as Laver or Lavar.
Bibliographical reference:
SABAHI, T – Splendeurs des tapis d’Orient – Ed. Atlas, Paris – 1987 – pp. 165–169.
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