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Fine Bidjar Halvai
New
190 x 144 cm (6' 3" x 4' 9")
Persia, late 19th century
Condition: excellent
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
The fine, all wool rugs from Bidjar are arguably some of the best carpets made in Iran in the late 19th century.
The quality of the natural dyes is the ideal partner for the high quality wool from Persian Kurdistan, and when combined with the density of weave achieved in the village workshops around Bidjar, the result is carpets that enhance any home and will improve with age and use.
This carpet is no exception, and its design is particularly unusual. While the white ground is immediately attractive, with a version of the harshang pattern, the four corners contain a most unusual series of motifs depicting a bird (perhaps a parrot), a horse fully equipped with tack, saddle, and horse covering, all accompanied by a dragonfly or butterfly.
The bodies of both the bird and the horse share the same speckled or dappled appearance, achieved by mixing coloured threads in the plies of each knot.
These are surrounded by an unusual gul faranghi ("foreign flower") design, which is usually used in the field rather than the border. The overall composition is rare, attractive, and combines Western and Persian design elements to maximum effect.
Estimate: € 10000 - 15000
Persia, late 19th century
Condition: excellent
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
The fine, all wool rugs from Bidjar are arguably some of the best carpets made in Iran in the late 19th century.
The quality of the natural dyes is the ideal partner for the high quality wool from Persian Kurdistan, and when combined with the density of weave achieved in the village workshops around Bidjar, the result is carpets that enhance any home and will improve with age and use.
This carpet is no exception, and its design is particularly unusual. While the white ground is immediately attractive, with a version of the harshang pattern, the four corners contain a most unusual series of motifs depicting a bird (perhaps a parrot), a horse fully equipped with tack, saddle, and horse covering, all accompanied by a dragonfly or butterfly.
The bodies of both the bird and the horse share the same speckled or dappled appearance, achieved by mixing coloured threads in the plies of each knot.
These are surrounded by an unusual gul faranghi ("foreign flower") design, which is usually used in the field rather than the border. The overall composition is rare, attractive, and combines Western and Persian design elements to maximum effect.
Estimate: € 10000 - 15000