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Tebriz carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), North-West …
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Lot no. 283
Description
Tebriz carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), North-West Persia.
Circa 1940-1970.
(Wear, old restorations and fraying.)
Length: 446 cm Width: 337 cm
The carpet is decorated with a large polychrome central rosette, extended by two pendants decorated with flowering vases and two other pendants on a navy blue background enhanced by an elegant stylised floral design, flowering trees with birds and animals nesting. The whole composition is embellished with four polychrome spandrels. A wide red border with multicoloured floral motifs, animals and birds surrounds the composition.
"Thanks to its proximity to Turkish ports, Tebriz developed its trade with Europe and became a major centre for carpet production. By the end of the 18th century, large carpet factories had been established here. Tebriz carpets are characterised by the high quality and finesse of their knotting, and feature a wide variety of designs: the classic central medallion design with four spandrels, vase designs, full field herati designs, figurative or landscape designs, prayer rugs and garden rugs. "In fact, there is a very wide variety of Persian carpets: - Factory carpets, in which the models or cartoons are rewoven several times identically; a workshop master or "ustad" directs the work by chanting: "one red knot, one green knot, two blue knots, etc.". The spirit of the carpet no longer sprang from the creative work of a single craftsman, but from the technical prowess of the craftsman, the harmony of the board and colours, and the quality of the wools that determined the beauty and success of the carpet. The masterpieces of the great masters of the Tabriz region (Djaffer, Hajji Jalil), or of Keschan (Mortashem), Kirman and Isfahan are worthy of mention. - Carpets from village workshops (Senneh, Hamadan, Chiraz, Ferrahan...) - Or weavings by nomadic tribes, such as the Khasgai of the Chiraz region: the weaver creates his own pattern (...) All materials are used throughout Persia: warps can be made of sheep's wool, goat's hair or even camel hair, cotton or silk. Velvet can be knotted in wool or silk, and cotton can also be used to enhance certain designs.
Bibliographical reference: Chevalier, D. and de Pazzis-Chevalier, N., exhibition catalogue "Des tapis inoubliables", Galerie Chevalier, Paris, 1988, p. 37.
Expert : Alexandre CHEVALIER.
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