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An exceptional, rare, original, very large and finely woven …
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78
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An exceptional, rare, original, very large and finely woven …
See original version (French)
Estimate €13,000 - €16,000
Voluntary lot
Description
An exceptional, rare, original, very large and finely woven silk TABRIZ CARPET, woven with gold threads, Iran
Circa 1980.
Dimensions: 580 x 390 cm.
Silk velour, woven with gold threads on a silk ground.
Ivory field with a highly original design featuring numerous symbols including vases, cornucopias, hairpins, crowns, brooches, teapots, cups and stylised jars, delicately rendered and framing scrolls of slender flower stems and foliage, adorned with a central crenellated medallion featuring a stylised palace surrounding serpentine branches and four symmetrical medallions inlaid with figures from ancient Persia alongside stylised chariots.
Main beige border with an original design featuring lions (the emblem of Iran) and stylised animals surrounded by pillars, columns, vases and garlands of stylised flowers.
Remarkable finesse.
Beautiful and original design.
Great originality in the execution and decoration.
Good overall condition.
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Ref. : V8031 -
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