TABRIZ carpet woven in the famous workshop of the master weaver DJAFFER (Persia), end of the 19th century Dimensions : 178 x 128cm Technical characteristics : Wool velvet on a cotton foundation. An imbrication of chevrons with braces, navy, ivory and ruby, covered with polychrome floral scrolls, serves as a framework and support for a medallion, polylobed ivory with a hexagonal navy heart and a turquoise, gold and ruby center. The ivory border is decorated with flowering stems with multicolored corollas. It is flanked by two navy counter-borders with garlands of carnations, highlighted in pastel with a series of "S". Original graphics and beautiful palette.

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