A fine Meshed carpet of 'Vase' design, North-East Persia, c. 480 x 345 cm.
Circa 1930. A burgundy ground with a large polychrome 'Vase' design from 17th-century Persia with large floral and palmette vines.
Literature
Compare Metropolitan Museum of Art & Dimand, Maurice Sven, Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973, plate 104, p. 74
More information
'Vase' carpets were made during the Safavid period (1501-1736) in Persia (Iran) and are characterised by large palmette and floral vines emerging from vases.
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