A stunning all over design antique Persian Tabriz carpet woven around 1890-1900 with soft saturated dyes. Woven with a version of the famous Zil-e Sultan design. Zil-e was the eldest son to the Shah of Persia around circa 1840. Zil-e was not in-line to the throne and did not have his own royal symbol so he designed his own which is the repeating design we see in the main field design of this huge antique carpet.
The Zil-e design consists of a vase of flowers with two small birds sitting either side. The repeating all over design is extremely intricate and complicated to weave and is a marvel of the workmanship they could produce. This enormous large Tabriz carpet would have taken years to weave and produce all the dyed wool. Weavers would use a drawing known as a cartoon, so they knew where each knot would go to produce quality fine carpets.
Condition is very good, in general it has a nice soft wool pile all-over, minor preservation has taken place. This 120 year old carpet has been used every day, acquired from a large private estate, it has been well used but looked after.
We offer the service of viewing any of our rare antique carpets anywhere in the UK, having travelled as far as Scotland and Ireland over the last 30 years. Request a Home Visit to view this exceptional large Tabriz carpet at home, let us know your preferred day and time and we shall get back to you to confirm.
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 Septem
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Antique Number: SA871436
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 532cm (209.4inches)Width is 383cm (150.8inches)Depth is 3cm (1.2inches)
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