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Early Azerbaijan long rug in a shaded indigo field with minor floral and animal motifs, NW Iran.


A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER
CIRCA 1850

Price Realized £3,107 ($5,583)

Sale Information
Christie's SALE 6941 —
ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS
14 October 2004
London, King Street

Lot Description
A NORTH WEST PERSIAN RUNNER
CIRCA 1850
The shaded indigo field with minor floral and animal motifs around a column of floral sprays, in a rust-red angular vine border between ivory flowering vine stripes, even wear throughout, localised areas of repiling, one end rewoven in the outer stripe, selvages rebound
15ft.6in. x 3ft.3in. (471cm. x 99cm.)