Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Qashqai Tribal Vanity Bag to the 1880s.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
The bag has a stunning abrash of blue-green and dark-blue in the knotted-pile face and human representation, stylized animals and double-headed creatures upsides-down where the tribal weaver started knotting.
Acquired recently from an old private collection, the bag has been washed and the wool is soft and shiny.
Size: 29cm (12") square excluding tassels.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Qashqai Tribal Vanity Bag to the 1880s.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets Profile Page
Antique Vanity-bag, Qashqa'i Confederacy, Bolvardi Sub-tribe, Fars Province, South-west Persia.
