Country House and Eastern Interiors has dated this Antique Luri Tribal Carpet to the 1880s.
Either by the boyer ahmadi or the mamasani.
There is a similar example in tribal rugs,james opie,page 118, colour plate 7.16 &7.17 and page 128,colour plate 7.28,the latter suggesting a mid 19th century date though this example around 1880-1890.
My example is filled with tribal motifs and in particular the peacock motif drawn in five different distinctive styles which I thought was highly imaginative of the weaver plus a couple of animal forms,stylised plants,many s-shaped motifs and the more usual octagons and geometric shapes.
Sides later rebound and ends secured. There is a few scattered repairs,one to the left side edge,one to the right side barbers pole and a hard to see one right side of the central blue medallion,everything imaged.
That said it is priced accordingly and for its large size.
10 foot 5 inches by 5 foot 3 inches. 316cm X 160cm. At widest points. All wool construction with the wefts dyed terracotta.
Note; luri rugs are emerging from decades of neglect to assume a significant place in the study of iranian tribal rugs. They represent an exciting frontier for scholars and collectors whose interests and tastes lean toward authentic nomadic work.
Now selling a range of authentic nomadic luri/afshar/qashqai and khamseh weavings from south and west persia.
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Country House and Eastern Interiors has dated this Antique Luri Tribal Carpet to the 1880s.
Constantly sourcing scarce tribal rugs & carpets,some howard & sons seating
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ANTIQUE LURI TRIBAL CARPET. 316CM X 160CM.
