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ANTIQUE #SA589822

Pair Of Antique North-west Persian Runners

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Farnham Antique Carpets

A rare and exceptional pair of antique runners from the north-west or Persia, woven around 1880-1890 they are in fantastic pile all over.  The runners even have their original kilim fringe ends intact which is quite remarkable, as these often get worn down over 100 years.  From a beautiful private estate they have been used but well looked after.  One measures 386 x 98 cm and the other slightly shorter at 368 x 102 cm.
 
We have studied the runners extremely closely and although we know they are of North West Persian origin, this type is impossible to name to particular tribe or village,  they use several attributes from the Caucasus (the colours in particular) along with bold motifs similar to Persian decorative carpets such as Ziegler and Sultanabad.  The one thing we can be sure is that the weave is of North Persian origin going into Azerbaijan, this paragraph below is from a reputable carpet publication, it helps clarify the sometimes difficult task of specifying an exact weaving ...
Antique SA589822 shown on this page was made in the Victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Farnham Antique Carpets
Specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners.
Farnham Antique Carpets is also an antique trade association member of LAPADA BADA
Surrey
United Kingdom
Tel: 01252 851215
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD