An antique Beshir ensi, ca 212 x 136-142 cm.

From around 1860. Maroon background with a hatchlou pattern and stylized plants in yellow-red, yellow, ivory, dark green, dark blue, medium blue, and dark brown. The main border divided into reserves with hook and plant decoration. The lower short side ends with cross-shaped flowers and a plain woven border with stylized flowers.

Provenance

The Carl Robert Lamm collection, Näsby Castle, Uppland, number 3167
Bukowski's Auctions, The International Spring Auction 2003, lot 528

Literature

Lamm, Jan Peder: Carl Robert Lamm's collection of oriental carpets, exhibition catalog Oriental Carpets in Sweden, Stockholm/Värnamo 1998, pages 37-46

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