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Description
AFCHAR
Iran
Circa 1940–50
Wool velvet on a cotton backing
Brick-red field
Decorated with a mosaic of boteh motifs scattered symmetrically in an original arrangement (a symbol of creation and fertility, the seed motif found in cashmere shawls).
Triple borders, the main one featuring a marine motif with rows of geometrically stylised flower buds in polychrome.
Bibliography: Andrew Middleton (A World Tour of Rugs), Doris Eider, Armen Hengeldian, Roger Bechirian, Robert de Calatchi
Dimensions 286 x 200 cm
Some oxidation and natural wear. - Expert: Frank KASSAPIAN
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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