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Extremely rare and fine double-sided Hezar Jerib Kilim
New
350 x 173 cm (11' 6" x 5' 8")
Persia, ca. 1920
Condition: excellent
Warp: wool, weft: wool
When kilims of this type appeared on the market around 25 years ago, they caused a sensation. With their abstract, minimalist expression, they not only fit perfectly into modern interiors but had also been completely unknown until then. Unlike the abstract Gabbeh carpets, no early carpet publications exist in which such pieces are illustrated. However, a kilim shown as No. 42 in Ignazio Vok's book 'Caucasus Persia, Gilim und andere Flachgewebe', 1996, was later attributed to this group.
The remoteness of the region was certainly one reason why these kilims remained unknown for so long. Yet, the market also had to be ready for their discovery - a few decades earlier, no one would likely have bought them. Most of these pieces are in excellent condition, as they were stored in dowry chests and rarely exposed to daylight. These circumstances led many experts at the time to doubt their authenticity, raising the question of whether they had been newly produced specifically for the market.
However, there exists a Persian miniature from around 1450 that shows Rustam sleeping on a striped textile, believed to originate from Mazandaran. This striped fabric bears great similarity to a group of Mazandaran kilims.
Our piece is particularly special in another respect, as it displays two different sides. Double-sided kilims are created by using a dual weft system. In Werner Weber's book 'Undiscovered Minimalism', Parviz Tanavoli writes that today's weavers no longer know how these were made, nor have they ever witnessed their production. Double-sided kilims were used as room dividers or door hangings and could thus be admired from both sides.
Estimate: € 20000 - 30000
Persia, ca. 1920
Condition: excellent
Warp: wool, weft: wool
When kilims of this type appeared on the market around 25 years ago, they caused a sensation. With their abstract, minimalist expression, they not only fit perfectly into modern interiors but had also been completely unknown until then. Unlike the abstract Gabbeh carpets, no early carpet publications exist in which such pieces are illustrated. However, a kilim shown as No. 42 in Ignazio Vok's book 'Caucasus Persia, Gilim und andere Flachgewebe', 1996, was later attributed to this group.
The remoteness of the region was certainly one reason why these kilims remained unknown for so long. Yet, the market also had to be ready for their discovery - a few decades earlier, no one would likely have bought them. Most of these pieces are in excellent condition, as they were stored in dowry chests and rarely exposed to daylight. These circumstances led many experts at the time to doubt their authenticity, raising the question of whether they had been newly produced specifically for the market.
However, there exists a Persian miniature from around 1450 that shows Rustam sleeping on a striped textile, believed to originate from Mazandaran. This striped fabric bears great similarity to a group of Mazandaran kilims.
Our piece is particularly special in another respect, as it displays two different sides. Double-sided kilims are created by using a dual weft system. In Werner Weber's book 'Undiscovered Minimalism', Parviz Tanavoli writes that today's weavers no longer know how these were made, nor have they ever witnessed their production. Double-sided kilims were used as room dividers or door hangings and could thus be admired from both sides.
Estimate: € 20000 - 30000