A HIGHLY IMPORTANT SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD `POLONAISE` CARPET

Los 174
31.03.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 2 322 000
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Los 174 | A HIGHLY IMPORTANT SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD 'POLONAISE' CARPET
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£ 1 000 000 – 1 500 000
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD 'POLONAISE' CARPET

PROBABLY ISFAHAN, CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

The field centred by a quatrefoil medallion formed of inverted palmettes linked by delicate flowering stems that extend into the field forming curvaceous arabesques terminating with maroon red, forest-green or burnished gold split-palmettes, framed within a shaded grass-green border of palmettes alternating with individual flowerheads enclosed within paired saz leaves between pale peach floral meander minor stripes, with an extensive colour palette and considerable silk pile throughout, overall excellent condition

6ft.5in. x 4ft.6in. (197cm. x 141cm.)







Provenance

Baron Adolphe Carl von Rothschild (1823-d.1900), Paris, (his label on reverse), thence by descent

Anonymous private collection (Estate of Maurice de Rothschild 1881-1957), Palais Galliéra, Paris, 28 March 1968, lot 99

Gallery Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York, from whom purchased by the father of the present owner, 1970

Remained in the same German noble family collection for over 50 years







Literature

Collection de Tapis Persans dits Polonais débuts de XVIIe siècle, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 28 March 1968, front cover illustration





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