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Semi-antique handmade oversize carpet No. 52309 Kerman, ca. 1950 Iran 653 x 353 cm

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Item Number: 52309
Name: Kerman, ca. 1950
Country of Origin: Iran
Size: 653 x 353 cm
Made: ca. 1950
Pile: wool
Design: floral / medallion
Ground Color: ivory
Remarks:
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet

The pile of this carpet is made of wool

This carpet is in mint condition despite its age
Price (incl. VAT): £ 11,500

Estimated delivery time:
4 - 8 working days

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More about the provenance Kerman, ca. 1950 | 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.

This Oriental rug has a so called "open design". Any rug in which the medallion is surrounded by a large area of a plain one-colored field and if at all have corner patterns within the field. The open design is currently experiencing a come back and became very popular.



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