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ANTIQUE #SA1182721

Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug With Double Column Design, Circa 1890.

£3,950    $5,412    €4,541
Size: 6ft 0in x 4ft 4in (183 x 132cm).
 
Antique Persian Tabriz silk prayer rug with double column design and saffron yellow above the soft terracotta red field.
 
Circa 1890.
 
An antique Tabriz silk prayer rug with a faded terracotta red field, the rug has a design closely related to the 17th / 18th century prayer rugs from Ghiordes in Turkey. The two double columns support three pointed arches. The central arch is accentuated by its size and the mosque lamp suspended from its apex. The saffron yellow and ivory ground section of the field above it, with trefoils and delicately drawn plants at its upper end, contains a fine lattice design. A horizontal panel of cartouches provides the upper finish of the field. The wide border is of a classical Persian design and composed of seven bands, the main border in a dark indigo blue. At the apex to the central arch above the lantern is a number, this relates to the workshop who made the rug.
 
The rug is in original condition with some we...
Antique SA1182721 shown on this page was made in 1890. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1890
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