Important and rather fine old Tabriz (Iran) around 1920/1930. Wool velvet on cotton foundations. Some natural wear and oxidation. Small natural abraches (abrash Turkish word) : natural change of the wool. Density of about 7 000 knots per dm2. Tobacco field with palmette branches, bulbs and geometrically stylized flower buds in pastel tones, decorated with a central cruciform medallion with roots and floral boxes in the shape of midnight blue and Prussian blue pendants. Triple borders, the main one with a decoration reminiscent of the central field. 380 cm x 287 cm

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