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A fine and original GHOUM silk carpet, Iran
Dated to the Sha…
See original version (French)
50
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A fine and original GHOUM silk carpet, Iran
Dated to the Sha…
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
A fine and original GHOUM silk carpet, Iran
Dated to the Shah era, circa 1970–1975.
Dimensions: 155 x 105 cm.
Velvet pile, warp, weft and fringes in silk.
Density of approximately 10,000 knots per square decimetre.
Black field with an original design of foliage and garlands of flowers, leaves and birds delicately rendered in polychrome, framing a central cruciform medallion formed of a salmon-pink and almond-green floral bouquet in the shape of a stylised diamond.
Four pale green spandrels with a mosaic of stylised flowers. Main ruby-coloured border with interlacing of fine crenellated stems in the form of stylised feathers and multicoloured flower bulbs.
Beautifully delicate.
Beautiful polychromy.
Good overall condition.
See original version (French)
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Ref. : V8031 -
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