Antique Mahal Carpet, Persia

1900 - 1920

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

A beautiful antique Mahal carpet with muted colours in good condition all over and using soft reds and blues. The small blue medallion surrounded by the flowing lattice design is very attractive making it a very decorative antique carpet woven around 1910-1920. It would look wonderfully on an oak floor for instance or in a drawing room or study. Lovely colours to work with when putting together a room. Please look at all the additional close up photographs below.

Mahal carpets were produced in Sultanabad, Persia which is now Arak in the center of Iran. Mahal and Sultanabad rugs were made in the same area as the earliest Fereghans and Sarouks, but they are very different in form and structure. Floral motifs and overall designs of vine scrolls and palmettes remain consistent with the influences of western color palettes and are all characteristics of Ziegler carpets. Neighbours to Heriz carpets there designs are very different as Heriz tend to be quite angular and geometric whereas Mahal carpets are generally more open in design and curvilinear.

Please contact us to request a home visit to select a convenient day and time for you to view this carpet at home. We love to travel all over the UK showing carpets in situ, helping you choose the right carpet for your home.

Physical Dimensions

Height

417cm (164.17")

Width

329cm (129.53")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA576563

Dealers Internal Reference

7067

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

A beautiful antique Mahal carpet with muted colours in good condition all over and using soft reds and blues.

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The small blue medallion surrounded by the flowing lattice design is very attractive making it a very decorative antique carpet woven around 1910-1920.

Farnham Antique Carpets

It would look wonderfully on an oak floor for instance or in a drawing room or study. Lovely colours to work with when putting together a room. Please look at all the additional close up photographs below.

fig 1. Antique Mahal carpet, Persia — fig 1. Antique Mahal Carpet, Persia

Mahal carpets were produced in Sultanabad, Persia which is now Arak in the center of Iran. Mahal and Sultanabad rugs were made in the same area as the earliest Fereghans and Sarouks, but they are very different in form and structure. Floral motifs and overall designs of vine scrolls and palmettes remain consistent with the influences of western color palettes and are all characteristics of Ziegler carpets. Neighbours to Heriz carpets there designs are very different as Heriz tend to be quite angular and geometric whereas Mahal carpets are generally more open in design and curvilinear.

fig 2. Antique Mahal carpet, Persia — fig 2. Antique Mahal Carpet, Persia

Please contact us to request a home visit to select a convenient day and time for you to view this carpet at home. We love to travel all over the UK showing carpets in situ, helping you choose the right carpet for your home.