Nain Carpet, Wool with Silk Highlights

1940 - 1960

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

A beautiful finely woven and signed by the weaver Nain carpet with wool pile and silk highlights woven around 1950. This production of carpets are very highly regarded for both their quality and their designs. This signed workshop carpet would have been designed by a master weaver on paper (a cartoon,) which would be visible alongside the loom to aid the weavers with their knotting. This Nain carpet has a lot of silk defining the design around the elaborate intricate floral motifs and scrolling fines. A very elegant and fine carpet ideal for many rooms.

Nain is a town 150km to the east of Isfahan in central Iran; it is relatively new to the carpet world compared to ancient weaving centres such as Kashan, Isfahan and Yazd. Although it started out producing Isfahan carpets, in the mid 1930s Nain began developing its own style. Very fine and precise designs were created due to the high quality of the workshops in the area.

We offer the service of viewing any of our carpets & rugs in-situ in London, Surrey, Hampshire & the UK by appointment. Please contact us below to request a home visit.

Physical Dimensions

Height

376cm (148.03")

Width

240cm (94.49")

Depth

1.5cm (0.59")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA684692

Dealers Internal Reference

6698

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

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This signed workshop carpet would have been designed by a master weaver on paper (a cartoon,) which would be visible alongside the loom to aid the weavers with their knotting.

Farnham Antique Carpets

This Nain carpet has a lot of silk defining the design around the elaborate intricate floral motifs and scrolling fines. A very elegant and fine carpet ideal for many rooms.

fig 1. Nain carpet, wool with silk highlights — fig 1. Nain Carpet, Wool with Silk Highlights

Nain is a town 150km to the east of Isfahan in central Iran; it is relatively new to the carpet world compared to ancient weaving centres such as Kashan, Isfahan and Yazd. Although it started out producing Isfahan carpets, in the mid 1930s Nain began developing its own style. Very fine and precise designs were created due to the high quality of the workshops in the area.

We offer the service of viewing any of our carpets & rugs in-situ in London, Surrey, Hampshire & the UK by appointment. Please contact us below to request a home visit.