Afshar

A lovely old Afshar rug with a typical vase design. Large birds sit astride the flowers, the light blue of which contrast perfectly with the amazing deep indigo field. The four spandrels picked out in a soft red have more birds along with other random ornamentation, again the tone of the red against the blue is wonderful. The central rosette appears to be a large floral motif at first glance and then you see the alternating boteh that come together to make its form. If you had to pick a rug that has exactly the right amount of wear then I would say that this is it. The gentle wear articulates the design and speaks of its age. A very desirable and beautiful rug.
Origin: Persia
Size: 208 x 164 cm
Date: 1900
Condition: The pile is low to medium over most of the rug with a little loss to one end.
Ref: 352
Price: £800.00

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