Semi-antique palace size carpet No. 56571 Kerman, ca. 1940 Iran 35.11 x 26.1 feet

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Item Number:	56571
Name:	Kerman, ca. 1940
Country of Origin:	Iran
Size:	35.11 x 26.1 ft
Made:	ca. 1940
Pile:	wool
Design:	floral / medallion
Ground Color:	ivory
Knots/inch²:	194
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of wool This carpet is in perfect condition despite its age This carpet has a total of approximately 26,148,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 34,864 hours or 3,874 working days to hand-knot this carpet.

Price (incl. VAT):	US-$ 160,000

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More about the provenance Kerman, ca. 1940 | Iran

Kerman is the capital city of the province of the same name. Kerman rugs have already been mentioned by the secretary of Shah Abbas I. (1587-1629) who spoke of "rugs with gold and silber threads". There are Kerman rugs preserved to this day since the 16th century throughout each century. Since the end of the 19th century until today Kerman with its large and esteemed rug manufactories is considered to be one of the most significant carpet production centers of Iran. Kerman is probably the only larger city of Iran whose population in its majority lives of carpet production. The most famous of the ca. 30 villages around Kerman in which rugs are made is called Ravar. The Kerman rug is often described as the "King of the carpets - the carpet of Kings". The Persian knot is used making them as opposed to the more spread Turkish knot which is more often used with Persian rugs.