SOUTH WEST PERSIA.LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY.I ADORE THESE SOUTH PERSIAN TRIBAL WEAVINGS AND THIS ONE IS AN INTERESTING AND NOTEWORTHY EXAMPLE THE DEVIL BEING IN THE DETAILS AS USUAL.RARE TO COME ACROSS A TRIBAL WEAVING ON THIS GORGEOUS SAPPHIRE BLUE CENTRAL FIELD COLOUR WITH CENTRAL TWIN BUTTERSCOTCH COLOURED MEDALLIONS WITH STYLISED CYPRESS TREES TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM AND IN THE MIDDLE.THE FIELD SCATTERED WITH TRIBAL DEVICES,ROSETTES,FOLIAGE,PEACOCKS AND BIRDS AND AGAIN TO THE CENTRE A PAIR OF PECKING CHICKENS.TO THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE FIELD ARE TWO FIGURES,PRESUMABLY A MAN AND A WOMAN MAYBE I THINK THE WEAVERS OF THE RUG AND HAVE PUT THEMSELVES IN IT.A TRUE TRIBAL PIECE OF ART WITH STUNNING COLOURS AND CONDITION.ALL OVER LOW EVEN PILE. ALL ENDS AND SIDES SECURE. HAND WASHED AND DE-DUSTED.SIZE IS 6 FOOT 10 INCHES BY 5 FOOT 4 INCHES. 209CM X 163CM. AT WIDEST POINTS. WOOL FRINGES NOT MEASURED IN SIZE.ALL WOOL CONSTRUCTION WITH TWO ROWS OF RED WEFT THREADS AS IS USUAL IN THESE WEAVINGS.PRICE �3465 GBP. BANK TRANSFERS,VIEWINGS,DISCUSSIONS,ETC ALL WELCOMED. MANY MORE SOUTH PERSIAN TRIBAL WEAVINGS OF MERIT,A VERY GOOD COLLECTION OF BETTER EXAMPLES.OFX 340.PURVEYORS OF UNUSUAL RARE DISTINCTIVE QUALITY TRIBAL RUGS & CARPETS,HOWARD & SONS SEATING,SOME ORIENTALIST ITEMS & DECORATIVE OBJECTS FOR THE EVERYMAN.Height is 209cm (82.3inches)
Width is 163cm (64.2inches)
Depth is 0.5cm (0.2inches)