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ANTIQUE #SA1147892

Antique Khamseh Tribal (morghi) Chicken Carpet. 304cm X 222cm.

£3,850    $5,144    €4,502
SOUTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890-1900 PERIOD.
 
BY ONE OF THE ARAB GROUPS OF THE KHAMSEH CONFEDERATION.
 
BEAUTIFUL CARPET SIZED WEAVING KNOWN AS A MORGHI PATTERN BASICALLY PECKING CHICKENS.
 
BUT IN THIS WEAVING THERE ARE FAR MORE TRIBAL MOTIFS THAN JUST PECKING CHICKENS INCLUDING GEOMETRIC PEACOCKS,ANIMAL AND BIRD FORMS WITH FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FROM THEIR BACKS,ROSETTES,S-SHAPED MOTIFS AND OTHER TRIBAL MOTIFS DENSELY ARRANGED THROUGHOUT THE ROYAL BLUE FIELD COLOUR.
 
BEAUTIFULLY BOUND SIDE CORDS IN TYPICAL ARAB FASHION OF NUMEROUS COLOURS.
 
ALL ENDS AND SIDES SECURED. INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE DE-DUSTING LAST IMAGES.
 
ALL OVER EVEN PILE. OVERALL A LOVELY LARGE SIZED TRIBAL CARPET.
 
JUST UNDER 10 FOOT BY 7 FOOT 3 INCHES. 304CM X 222CM. AT WIDEST POINTS. FRINGES NOT MEASURED IN SIZE. ALL WOOLLEN CONSTRUCTION WITH FOUR ROWS OF DARK BROWN WEFT THREADS PER LINE OF KNOTS. A DENSELY WOVEN CARPET.
 
U.K POST £40.
 
COLLECTION /VIEWINGS POSSIBLE.
 
MANY MORE TRIBAL CARPETS STOCKED.
 
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Antique ID: SA1147892
Item: Antique Khamseh Tribal (morghi) Chicken Carpet. 304cm X 222cm. - (reference SA1147892)
Buying direct from seller: Country House and Eastern Interiors
£3,850
£200
£4,050



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Antique SA1147892 shown on this page was made in 1900. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1900
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COUNTRY HOUSE AND EASTERN INTERIORS PROFILE PHOTO WHICH LINKS TO DEALER PAGE
Country House and Eastern Interiors
CONSTANTLY SOURCING SCARCE TRIBAL RUGS & CARPETS,SOME HOWARD & SONS SEATING
Leicestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 0788 4091348
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