Antique Azerbaijan rug in a blue ground, NW Iran. early 19th century

Sotheby's Carpets
New York | 01 Jun 2006, 10:15 AM | N08218

LOT 173
A NORTHWEST PERSIAN GARDEN CARPET,
approximately 23ft. 1in. by 9ft. 6in. (7.03 by 2.90m.)
early 19th century
ESTIMATE 10,000-15,000 USD
Lot Sold: 18,000 USD

CATALOGUE NOTE
For a closely related gallery carpet with reversed color, having a red field with a blue border, see: Sotheby's New
York, 16 December 2004, lot 159 and for an 18th century blue ground example see: Burns, James D., Antique Rugs
of Kurdistan, A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, London, 2002, pp. 46-49 and cover, pl. 6. A fragmentary carpet of
similar design from the Collection of Doris Leslie Blau was sold in these rooms, 1 October 2003, lot 12.