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Antique Azerbaijan rug in a midnight blue field and a wide yellow border, NW Iran.


Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 19. May 2012
Rippon Boswell & Co. International Auctioneers of Rare Carpets & Textiles

Lot: 132
Kurdish Rug: A Kurdish village rug, with a midnight blue field and a wide yellow border. The field design consists of two large, blazing red palmettes alternating with two green rosettes outlined in white, embedded in a dense basic pattern of flowers, diamonds and twigs. Two small human figures are depicted in the lower section near the end. – Original finishes all around, slight signs of wear and small repairs.
Origin: North West Persia, Azerbaijan
Dimensions: 286 x 124 cm
Age: Second half 19th century
Estimate: 2,300.00 €