Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1860s.
The dyes are just remarkable with deep indigo blues and a variety of reds, yellows and greens that make these rugs famous. The condition is fantastic with only minimal lower areas of pile. The weave is very fine and such a decorative early rug would work in many rooms. One of our favourite rare early rugs in our inventory and this will be exhibited at the upcoming BADA Antiques Fair on 20th March in Chelsea, London.
Fereghan carpets are unlike their neighbours Sarouk which are more formal often using an elaborate central medallion. Fereghan weavers preferred floral motifs of shrubs and vines using more green dyes and hints of yellow. Fereghan or Ferahan rugs were woven in the Arak district which was once the capital of Persia. They wove a variety of designs with Sarouk-Fereghan rugs more classical in their structure and rugs from Malayer and Fereghan using palmettes, shrubs, geometric motifs.
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Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1860s.
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Rare Early Antique Fereghan Rug, Western Central Persia