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A LARGE NORTH WEST PERSIAN KELLEH
CIRCA 1800
Price Realized
£67,875 ($103,509)
Sale Information
Christies SALE 1116 —
ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS
23 April 2013
London, King Street
LOT NOTES
Lot Description
A LARGE NORTH WEST PERSIAN KELLEH
CIRCA 1800
Of 'Harshang' design, full pile throughout, a minute hole
at one end of field, a few small reweaves and cobbled repairs, selvages
rebound, one end missing a few rows of knots, otherwise very good
condition
20ft.7in. x 6ft.10in. (626cm. x 208cm.)
Lot Notes
The Harshang design was extremely popular in North West Persia and the
Caucasus throughout the eighteenth century. It appears that the design was
first used in the Khorasan district and in origin ultimately derives from
the Isfahan 'in and out' palmette design. A number of different variants
were produced in different centres, as discussed by Pamela Bensoussan
'Four Harshang pattern Carpets in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs", Hali
vol.3, no.3, 1981, pp.288-290.
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