A carpet, antique, Bidjar Garus, ca 555 x 321 cm
A dark blue ground with a large trellis pattern, red arabesques, polychrome flower and palmette festoons. An ivory main border with a large polychrome palmette vine. From the first half of the 19th century
Partly harder wear, slightly dirty, stains. Minor holes and folds. The sides and ends with fold wear and damage.
Provenance
The Counts Mörner af Morlanda, Esplunda Castle.
Literature
Compare Sakhai, Essie, Persian Rugs and Carpets: The Fabric of Life, Hardcover, London, 2008, colour plate on pages 36 and 37
More information
Compare the pattern with The Costikyan-McMullan carpet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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