ID 1178439
Lot 212 | A TABRIZ RUNNER
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
NORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
Good pile throughout, missing outer guard stripes at each end
17ft.6in. x 3ft.7in. (533cm. x 109cm.)
Provenance
With C. John Rare Rugs Ltd., London, 1987
George Farrow, personal catalogue, 1993
Inscribed
A cartouche at one end is inscribed fabrik-i isma’il beg shirvani - ‘Factory of Isma’il Beg Shirvani’
Further Details
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| Medium: | Textile, Wool |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia |
| Category: | Carpets & Textiles |
| Auction house category: | Rugs & carpets |
| Medium: | Textile, Wool |
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Persia |
| Category: | Carpets & Textiles |
| Auction house category: | Rugs & carpets |
| Address of auction |
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