Description:

Mansion sized Persian Tabriz rug was hand knotted in Iran of 100% natural wool on a cotton foundation. This rug has knots per square inch in excess of 200+. This rug has full, wool piles and is in excellent condition. Beautiful colors with excellent quality. The wool used in this rug has high lanolin content making it extra shiny, and giving the rug different shading depending on which side you view this rug. This rug was acquired from a Virginia estate. Clean and ready to be enjoyed. Recent embargoes by the U.S. against Iranian goods should cause the value of these rugs to increase.

    Provenance:
  • Acquired from a Virginia Estate
  • Dimensions:
  • 11ft 8in x 17ft 8in, 157.8lbs (356cm x 538cm, 71.7kg)
  • Medium:
  • Hand Knotted Rug
  • Circa:
  • 2000s
  • Notes:
  • Tabriz rug/carpets are Persian carpets from the city of Tabriz, in the Northwest part of Iran. It is one of the oldest rug weaving centers and makes a huge diversity of types of carpets. String materials are usually made of cotton, or silk which is used for very fine rugs. Tabriz has been a large and worldwide famous carpet making center in the Iran and the world. It played a significant role in development the rich traditions of the decorative and applied arts. Different types of carpets were made here, including pile and flat weave, with simple and complex composition. The carpet making art was passed on from generation to generation and was considered the most valued heirloom. The traditional topics for the Tabriz carpets are the ornamental patterns, with the following dominant background colors: cream, red or navy blue. The turanj in the center of the carpet is a symbol of the Moon, and the pattern formed by lozenges with the toothed leaves on the edges symbolizes the scales of the fish, which rise to the surface of the water at midnight to admire the Moon reflection. The origin of this composition dates back to the 9th-10th centuries. Often the topics for the Tabriz carpets are drawn from the works of the great Oriental poets. The carpets often depict the scenes of falconry or images of a ferocious lion. Well known are also Tabriz carpet-pictures with images of fragments of palaces and mosques, scenes of battles. Often, in creation of this or that ornamental pattern carpet weavers were inspired by the hand-painted covers of ancient books.
  • Condition:
  • Excellent

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