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IRAN Important Kachan Kork carpet
Made from high-quality, si…
See original version (French)
189
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IRAN Important Kachan Kork carpet
Made from high-quality, si…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
IRAN
Important Kachan Kork carpet
Made from high-quality, silky lamb’s wool pile (harvested in spring), known as Kork
On a cotton backing
Density approx. 7,000–7,500 knots per dm²
Exquisite finesse.
Good overall condition
Beautiful design (without a central medallion, featuring intricate decorative motifs)
Ivory field decorated with rows of finely drawn botehs (symbolising seeds, motifs found on cashmere shawls) surrounded by slender strands of stylised wheat ears.
Triple borders, the main one being beige with a design echoing the central field.
Circa 1965–70
377 x 284 cm
Bibliography: Fabio Formenton, J. Anquetil (The Carpet Guide), Edwin Gans-Ruedin (Understanding Carpets, The Beauty of Oriental Carpets, The Splendour of Persian Carpets)
See original version (French)
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