Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1900s.
These fabulous flatweaves first appeared in the Tehran bazaar in the latter part of the 1980s and were only brought to the attention of collectors and dealers in the West in the early 1990s, according to the knowledgeable Iranian on tribal life, Parviz Tanavoli.
During the 1990s, I acquired almost 30 of these striking sofrehs, put on an exhibition in my Cotswold gallery and sold them all within two months! Kamo bread sofrehs today, represent woven wall-art and they make a powerful and exciting statement.
This stunning sofreh, woven circa 1900, has a natural, undyed camel-hair central field with protrusions of dark blue, light blue and red stylised 'pencils'. The mixed camel-hair field has wonderful abrash and the ends are finished in narrow nands of colour. In excellent condition.
For further information on the sofreh of Kamo, see Parviz Tanavoli's book of the same name.
Size: 1.45m x 1.20m (4' 9" x 4' 0").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this piece to the 1900s.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
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Antique Bread Sofreh, Kamo, Kamo, North-central Persia.
