Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz Carpet

1920 - 1940

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

A rare green background on this antique 'Benlian' Tabriz carpet, with rich natural dyes of rust red/oranges, pinks, pale blues and lime greens. An elegant floral pattern with excellent symmetry, signed in the top corner minor border with the Benlian Star. Condition is good to fair in places, with some scattered areas of lower pile in the bottom left corner, and the top right and top left area. With stunning colours and our tough underlay supplied this would aid its use on the floor.

During the beginning of the 20th century, the Benlian workshop successfully reinterpreted classic artistic rugs of the 16th/17th century Safavid period and created some of the best quality carpets for the European market. This beautiful antique Tabriz was produced in the workshop established in Tabriz by the British-Armenian firm of Benlian, whose distinctive signature is the star we can see in the inner minor border.

The Benlian firm was active in Tabriz before WWII and wove good quality room size rugs, now attaining antique Persian rug status primarily with close interpretations of classical archetypes. The colours are good, the piles are short and the execution is precise.

Request a home visit to see this remarkable antique Tabriz carpet in your own home, a free professional service we have offered for over 30 years. This carpet is in brilliant original condition and is ideal for any room in your home, we supply sturdy underlay with any of our carpets as well.

Physical Dimensions

Height

337cm (132.68")

Width

242cm (95.28")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA936529

Dealers Internal Reference

10313

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 rare green background on this antique 'Benlian' Tabriz carpet, with rich natural dyes of rust red/oranges, pinks, pale blues and lime greens.

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An elegant floral pattern with excellent symmetry, signed in the top corner minor border with the Benlian Star.

Farnham Antique Carpets

Condition is good to fair in places, with some scattered areas of lower pile in the bottom left corner, and the top right and top left area. With stunning colours and our tough underlay supplied this would aid its use on the floor.

fig 1. Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz carpet — fig 1. Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz Carpet

During the beginning of the 20th century, the Benlian workshop successfully reinterpreted classic artistic rugs of the 16th/17th century Safavid period and created some of the best quality carpets for the European market. This beautiful antique Tabriz was produced in the workshop established in Tabriz by the British-Armenian firm of Benlian, whose distinctive signature is the star we can see in the inner minor border.

fig 2. Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz carpet — fig 2. Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz Carpet

The Benlian firm was active in Tabriz before WWII and wove good quality room size rugs, now attaining antique Persian rug status primarily with close interpretations of classical archetypes. The colours are good, the piles are short and the execution is precise.

fig 3. Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz carpet — fig 3. Antique 'Benlian' Tabriz Carpet

Request a home visit to see this remarkable antique Tabriz carpet in your own home, a free professional service we have offered for over 30 years. This carpet is in brilliant original condition and is ideal for any room in your home, we supply sturdy underlay with any of our carpets as well.