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Antique Tabriz rug, Azerbaijan, NW Iran, based on Safavid design

An early 20th century antique Persian Tabriz hunting carpet, with a classical central medallion with dancing angels, birds and ducks on a beige field with a garden pattern within a dark blue palmette vinery border.

$135,000
Size: 19'3" × 11'9"
Item No: BB0642
Doris Leslie Blau