A SILK HERIZ RUG

Lot 160
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 10 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1404686
Lot 160 | A SILK HERIZ RUG
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A SILK HERIZ RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
Full pile throughout, single-wefted silk structure, localised corrosion to the ivory, two narrow repairs, selvages rebound, last few rows rewoven at each end
5ft.6in. x 4ft.7in. (173cm. x 144cm.)




Engraved

The four inscription cartouches contain verses from the preface to Sa‘di’s Gulistan:

‘That one full of colourful tulips,
This one full of various fruits.
The wind had in the shade of its trees
Spread a multi-coloured carpet.’




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