Very rarely do pieces come along which make us go wow in amazement! This incredibly rare antique Tabriz runner from the late 19th century is just one of those! Tabriz were known for producing fine elegant carpets and rugs, they hardly ever wove runners.  They were produced in ''Triclinium'' or ''Audience'', carpets in the three main formats of the Persian living room, the mian farsh (the main carpet) flanked on its long sides by two kenareh (runners) and on one of its short sides by a kalleghi (known in the West as a kelleh; see Jennifer Scarce, ‘The Role of Carpets within the 19th Century Persian Household’ , HALI magazine 24, 1984, pp.394-400, fig .11).We are uncertain if this runner is from an ''Audience'' carpet or if it was commissioned on its own in the late 19th century, as this was a rare occurrence.  Equally the width is so narrow, more often the Audience carpet runners are seen to be much wider. The natural dyes have faded wonderfully over the last 130 years to a soft bri...