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Kirman carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), south-easte…
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Kirman carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), south-easte…
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Kirman carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), south-eastern Persia, circa 1940–1980.
(Slight wear and fraying.)
Length: 316 cm; Width: 207 cm.
The carpet is adorned with a large, multi-lobed central medallion in burgundy red, extended by two pendants on a blue ground enhanced by an elegant, stylised polychrome floral design. A tobacco-coloured border featuring a garland of multicoloured flowers is framed by numerous counter-borders.
The city of Kirman’s isolated location 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, and European carpet merchants gradually began to open offices 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 sheared by hand until 1950. Kirman 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.
Bibliographical reference: SABAHI, T. – Splendeurs des tapis d’Orient – Ed. Atlas, Paris, 1987 – pp. 165–169.
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About the sale
Antique paintings, furniture & works of art, Day 1
Auction location
Auction time
07/08/2026 at 1:30 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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