Important Kachan, Iran, circa 1975 Wool velvet on cotton foundation Ruby field with scrolls of garlands and scrolls of multicolored flowering palmettes decorated with a central polychrome floral medallion in the form of an elongated diamond Four spandrels recalling the central medallion Seven borders of which the main one is marine with floral bulbs Good general condition Beautiful polychromy 400 x 250 cm

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