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262 - Important Mahal Mouchkabad rug, Iran. Circa 1940–50
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€500 - 800Sale fees
Important Mahal Mouchkabad rug, Iran. Circa 1940–50 Wool pile on a cotton backing Good overall condition, beautiful polychromy. Ruby-red field decorated with a mosaic of stylized floral buds and bulbs arranged in geometrically stylized diamond shapes in polychrome, surrounded by finely drawn foliage. Six borders, the main one midnight blue with interlacing patterns of fine, crenellated ivory branches and lacework, surrounded by motifs reminiscent of the central field. Length: 480 cm. Width: 380 cm. (Minor damage at the end, on the red border of the narrow final border). Bibliography: Edwin Gans-Ruedin (*The Splendor of Persian Carpets, An Introduction to Carpets*), Andrew Middleton (*A World Tour of Carpets*), Taher Sabahi, Roger Bechirian, Fabio Formenton. Provenance: villa in Saint-Quay-Portrieux.
Auction details
PROPERTY COLLECTION - Day 1 - Furniture - Works of Art - Paintings - Rugs - From a manor house in Guingamp & various other itemsAuction house
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