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Lot Notes
The knot count is 14H x 9V per cm. sq.
The movement of
designs from seventeenth century Kirman to eighteenth century North West
Persian carpets is well documented, and the reasons well-rehearsed. Many
eighteenth century wool carpets display designs taken, sometimes loosely and
sometimes very closely from the Kirman originals. A very good comparison is
given by a carpet in the Burns Collection with its prototype now in the
Metropolitan Museum (James D. Burns, Antique Rugs of Kurdistan, London,
2002, no.34, pp.126-7; Joseph V. McMullen, Islamic Carpets, New York, 1965,
no.17, pp.84-5).
The present rug is another very clear example of
this. The main field is a North West Persian variant of the floral spray and
lattice design (The Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets sold in these
Rooms 14 February 1996, lot 150; see also lot 52 in this catalogue). While
the curvilinear drawing in the present rug is closer in many ways to the
early Kirman vase versions than in lot 52, the lattice design has been
simplified to working on a single plane, another feature typical of the
changes that occurred as the designs moved. The border on the present rug is
also almost identical to one of the most common border designs found on 17th
century vase carpets.
This rug has the very fine weave coupled with
floppy handle typical of some of the best siilk weavings from this area.
This is used well to enhance the clarity of an extremely elegant and
well-proportioned design.
A FINE SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST
PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
Price Realized $115,302
Sale Information
Christies SALE 7078 —
ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS
13 October 2005
London, King Street
Lot Description
A FINE SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1870
Overall excellent condition
6ft.1in. x 4ft.9in. (185cm. x 143cm.)
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