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Interior Design;early Antique Kurdish Narrow Runner.Rug. North West Persia.Circa 1860s. 282cm X 74cm.

£1,750    $2,345    €2,050
THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY (1850-1875)
 
AN EARLIER NORTH WEST PERSIAN KURDISH WEAVING WITH FIVE BOLD CENTRAL CASTELLATED MEDALLIONS.
 
THE TOP END WITH ANIMAL DEPICTIONS,STYLISED SHRUBS & PLANT FORMS,STAR SHAPED ROSETTES AND OTHER TRIBAL DEVICES ON A DARK BROWN/BLACK GROUND COLOUR.
 
THE OUTER RECIPROCAL GUARD STRIPE WITH A JEWEL-LIKE BLUE COLOUR.
 
IT IS QUITE IRREGULAR IN A VERY ATTRACTIVE AND TRIBAL WAY AND INDICATES IT WAS WOVEN ON A PRIMITIVE HORIZONTAL LOOM WHICH WAS POSSIBLY MOVED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THUS CREATING DIFFERENT TENSIONS IN THE WARP THREADS ONE SIDE BEING LONGER THAN THE OTHER AND THE WAVY EFFECT AT THE BOTTOM END.
 
THIS RUNNER HAS IMMENSE CHARM AND APPEAL,A TRUE PRODUCT OF THE NOMADIC KURDS.
 
HAND WASHED & DE-DUSTED,LAST IMAGES. FULL FRINGES AND EXPERTLY REBOUND SIDE CORDS AND ENDS SECURED. EVEN LOW PILE.
 
SIZE IS 9 FOOT 3 INCHES BY 2 FOOT 5 INCHES. 282CM X 74CM. AT WIDEST POINTS. FRINGES NOT MEASURED IN SIZE.
 
WOOL PILE HAND KNOTTED ONTO COTTON...
Antique ID: SA1009785
Item: Interior Design;early Antique Kurdish Narrow Runner.Rug. North West Persia.Circa 1860s. 282cm X 74cm. - (reference SA1009785)
Buying direct from seller: Country House and Eastern Interiors
£1,750



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