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Antique Persian Rasht Embroidery With Small Floral Medallion, Silk On Felt, Circa 1900.

£1,950    $2,605    €2,280
Size: 5ft 0in x 4ft 11in (153 x 149cm).
 
Antique Persian Rasht embroidery in silk on felt.
 
Circa 1900.
 
This outstanding example has a fine classical design with a small central flower medallion and all over floral design. The embroidery work in silk is very fine and detailed. The red felt frames the embroidery and is decorated with floral sprays.
 
Woven in the city of Rasht in Northern Persia on the Black Sea coast, known as Rashti-Duzis they are famed for their intricately embroidered details and borders.
 
Christies auction house writes as follows: ''From the Safavid period onwards, the city of Rasht in Persia supplied the Safavid courts at Ardebil and Tabriz with highly sophisticated embroideries, known as rasht-duzi textiles. They were executed primarily by professional male embroiderers in well-established workshops, and in the Qajar period served as saddle covers, floor covers and hangings within impressive courtly tents (Wearden, 1991, p.122).
 
The gul-duzi-i-rasht ...
Antique SA1189125 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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