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Bidjar Vagireh
New
231 x 138 cm (7' 7" x 4' 6")
Persia, mid 19th century
Condition: good, low pile, lower right corner restored, scattered small repairs, slight signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
For reasons that remain unexplained, sample pieces of carpets have survived mainly from northwestern Persia, and particularly from Bidjar. It is possible that this was related to the second carpet revolution triggered by European and American demand. In 1883, the firm Ziegler & Co. distributed small mats, likely Vagireh, to its weavers so that they could properly fulfill their orders.
This piece features a Gerus design and is made to look almost like a finished small rug. However, at the bottom, the main border is shown only as a section within the field. The white-ground leaf border would then have been woven twice as a secondary border in the carpet to be produced.
These pieces could be shown to buyers but also served as a reference for the weavers. Clients could then choose which patterns and colors they preferred. The field in the classic Gerus design could be ordered in blue instead of the warm red, or the secondary border could be chosen as the main border.
In this respect, these Vagireh are not only important evidence for research on carpet traditions but are also popular collector's items.
Estimate: € 6000 - 9000
Persia, mid 19th century
Condition: good, low pile, lower right corner restored, scattered small repairs, slight signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
For reasons that remain unexplained, sample pieces of carpets have survived mainly from northwestern Persia, and particularly from Bidjar. It is possible that this was related to the second carpet revolution triggered by European and American demand. In 1883, the firm Ziegler & Co. distributed small mats, likely Vagireh, to its weavers so that they could properly fulfill their orders.
This piece features a Gerus design and is made to look almost like a finished small rug. However, at the bottom, the main border is shown only as a section within the field. The white-ground leaf border would then have been woven twice as a secondary border in the carpet to be produced.
These pieces could be shown to buyers but also served as a reference for the weavers. Clients could then choose which patterns and colors they preferred. The field in the classic Gerus design could be ordered in blue instead of the warm red, or the secondary border could be chosen as the main border.
In this respect, these Vagireh are not only important evidence for research on carpet traditions but are also popular collector's items.
Estimate: € 6000 - 9000