Antique Baluch Tribal Rug, Khorassan Province, North-East Persia.
Price
SOLDItem Ref
B15
Description
Magnificent natural colours abound in this rare and superb rug of the Baluch nomads of north-east Persia, made around 1870. The natural camel-hair field contains what appear to be stylised leaves in shades of vegetable aubergine, turquoise, light and mid indigo-blues. The main border is stunning with its light-blue continuous vine running all the way round on a glowing madder-red background colour. The only damage on the rug is in the two narrow bands of dark-brown soumack weave in both skirts, where the dark-brown dye has corroded due to the mordant effect. The lower skirt has the worst of the damage and I have had the bands sewn onto a backing cloth to protect from any further damage rather than remove the skirts completely which would, in my mind, amount to sacrilege! The rug is such a superb example of its type that I feel it should be placed in a very quiet room or hung on a wall - a great way to admire such a fabulous piece.Size: 2.03m x 1.05m (6' 8" x 3' 5").
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Internal Ref: B15
Dimensions
Height = 203 cm (80")Width = 105 cm (42")
Depth = 0 cm (0")
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