Lot n° 21
Estimation :
40000 - 50000
EUR
A very important and magnificent GHOUM silk rug - Lot 21
A very important and magnificent GHOUM silk rug
Iran. Shah era, circa 1965.
Carpet formerly owned by Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Bin Abdullah Al Saud (son of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who reigned from 1964 to 1975).
The rug was sold at the Ader Picard Tajan auction on December 10, 1988, at the Georges V Hotel. (Excerpt from the attached catalog.)
It was custom-woven in the city of Ghoum, featuring a Tehran design (the two cities are approximately 150 km apart)
Silk pile on a silk foundation.
Density of 560,000 knots per square meter.
Set against a pinkish-beige field is a pattern composed of a multitude of medallions with old-gold “molded” frames and multiple lobes. The medallions are ivory in color and feature a multicolored floral bouquet design. They are interspersed with “molded” interlacing patterns adorned with floral motifs. Two old-gold counter-borders featuring a brick-patterned latticework with stylized ivory florets, highlighted by eight ivory and bluish bands adorned with garlands of flowers, frame the main border, a pinkish-beige border adorned with undulating leafy branches supporting majestic ivory floral arrangements, set against a background of polychrome flowering stems. The outer border is antique gold with checkerboard-style motifs. An extremely rare, grand-scale piece of palace-class elegance.
L_620 cm W_420 cm.
Bibliography:
- *Tapis* by R. BECHIRIAN, pages 165, 167
- *Le livre du tapis* by Fabio FORMENTON (pm), pages 181, 182, 183
Expert: Frank KASSAPIAN
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