Antique Karaja Rug, Karaja, North-west Persia.

Name: Antique Karaja Rug, Karaja, North-west Persia.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1048672
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Description

With lustrous, full thick pile and the depiction of four horses, this amazing rug has a deep indigo-blue ground with inscription and dated 1303 in the Islamic calendar, 1885 in the Solar calendar.

All vegetable colours throughout, take a look at one of the close-up photos to see the inner, minor, madder-red border containing colourful stylised chickens all the way round. Charming indeed! The main blue border depicts double-headed sunbirds - guardians of the gates of Paradise. This is an example of a very rare type from the Karaja region of north-western Persia.

Size: 1.60m x 1.24m (5' 3" x 4' 1").

Physical Dimensions

Height

160cm (62.99")

Width

124cm (48.82")

Declaration

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1048672

Dealers Internal Reference

BM2020

Dealers Notes

Viewing by appointment only.

Description

With lustrous, full thick pile and the depiction of four horses, this amazing rug has a deep indigo-blue ground with inscription and dated 1303 in the Islamic calendar, 1885 in the Solar calendar.

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All vegetable colours throughout, take a look at one of the close-up photos to see the inner, minor, madder-red border containing colourful stylised chickens all the way round.

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Charming indeed! The main blue border depicts double-headed sunbirds - guardians of the gates of Paradise. This is an example of a very rare type from the Karaja region of north-western Persia.

Size: 1.60m x 1.24m (5' 3" x 4' 1").