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#1
Sarouk carpet, workshop
weaving from the Arak area in western Iran, 9'2" x 12'2",
from about 1890 or earlier. Most first generation export
Sarouk carpets have central medallions on a cinnamon or
rust fields, accompanied by ivory and green spandrels,
but there is a great variety in color tone and in how
these elements are drawn. This carpet has an unusually
large range of clear colors, with a good balance of ivory
and abrashed green. It is in unworn condition and, unlike
most old Sarouks, is not brittle. Wool quality is very
good. One of the best carpets of this type we've
owned.
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#2
Kirman carpet, domestic
weaving from the city of Kirman in east central Iran,
8'6" x 11'9", from 1890-1900; older Kirman carpets have
the reputation of being the most sophisticated produced
during the Rug Boom in Iran. They are usually worn out,
as they are finely and loosely woven, but this piece is
in very good condition and complete. The soft rosy red is
characteristic of Kirman carpets and rugs from the
period. Most antique room-sized Kirmans have central
medallions, and many have ivory or red
fields.
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#3
Ferahan carpet, workshop
weaving from the Arak area in western Iran, 10'6" x
13'2", from 1900-1920; This carpet was woven with the
same design as late 19th - early 20th century so-called
"Ferahan-Sarouks", and one must assume it comes out of
the same milieu. It is coarser and also has a broader
color range than most old Sarouks, since it was not
washed as hard chemically. Great color harmonies.
Complete, with one original warp finish, and in very good
condition.
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#4
Heriz carpet, from one of the
weaving villages in East Azarbayjan, in northwest Iran,
9’2” x 11’2” from about 1920; To be
exceptional, as is this example, “Heriz”
carpets depend on good yellows, greens, light blues, and
a compatible range of up to four red dyes. They are not
pale background rugs, are more like parrots. This piece
is a dense, heavy carpet, almost like a Bijar. In very
good condition.
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#5
Donegal carpet, Irish
workshop production, 8' 3" x 9' 6", from about 1910-20;
this coarsely knotted European carpet, with its dark
brown field, is woven with a French Savonnerie design,
and has nice texture. Complete and in very good
condition. Price quoted on request.
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#6
Dorokhsh carpet, from the
city of Dorokhsh in Khorasan, in northeast Iran,
9’2” x 12’8”, probably workshop
production, dating to the late 19th century or a bit
earlier. The field design looks like a William Morris
carpet pattern and it’s possible that inspiration
for it went either West or East. Dorokhsh pile weaving is
mostly dyed with cochineal, and it is likely that
madder-dyed pieces, such as this one, pre-date the
introduction of that blue red insect-derived dye.
Complete and in very good condition. Carpets like this
one hardly exist, both because they are quite old and
have a very soft weave.
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#7
New,
April 2010
Mehreban carpet, from an area
north of Hamadan in western Iran, dating to about 1910,
8’7” x 11’5”. This weaving area,
comprised of villages, mostly produced smaller rugs,
under 6’ x 9’, rarely carpets. The
characteristic rose color in old pieces, resulting from
madder dyed wool steeped in whey and alum, was replaced
by a fairly nasty synthetic by about 1930. This carpet,
very finely woven, is the best and most sophisticated
Mehreban carpet we have had. Complete and in unworn
condition. Details show color and design best; sunlight
makes the rose appear slightly bluer and
softer.
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