Sold for:
$20,000
$20,000
Moderate yellowing and sun-fading throughout.
Minor stains and compression to pile. Some losses and fraying to bindings and fringe.
Carpet features a madder field, small medallion with pendant of bold interlinking arabesques and vines bearing large palmettes and flower heads, with a wide yellow turtle palmette border.
Northwest Persia, c. 1880
hand-knotted wool
186 h × 127 w in (472 × 323 cm)
Provenance: Private Collection
Auctioneer:
Rago
Date:
2020-11-19
