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  • Number 2119

  • Type Workshop

  • Material Wool

  • Style Medallion

  • Origin Kashan

  • Size 456 x 321

  • Age 1920

Story

π‘π¨π²πšπ₯ π‘πžπ π’π’π π§πžπ πƒπšπ›π’π« 𝐗𝐗𝐋 𝐏𝐚π₯𝐚𝐜𝐞 π‚πšπ«π©πžπ­ 𝐖𝐒𝐭𝐑 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 & π‘π¨π²πšπ₯ 𝐋𝐒𝐨𝐧

An intact masterpiece commissioned by the royal palace in the early 1900s from the workshop of the legendary Grand Master Mohammad Dabir Al Sanaye.

The beautiful symmetry of the abstract field is broken by the royal Persian crown of the Shah at the top end. The crown, amazingly, contains another crown as well as the Shir o Khorshid, the royal Persian emblem of Lion & Sun πŸ‘‘ 🦁 🌞

Such (very rare) carpets are called Darbari درباری from the word Darbar meaning royal court. It came into English via the Raj in India as durbar. The Shah’s palace ordered it and thus the artist (Dabir) had the privilege of weaving the royal crown inside as a mark of royal approval & belonging.

Dabir was a very clever artist. This is a unique creation of his, I haven’t seen any at all similar. He created a magnificent negative space with the burgundy red and brought the massive field to life with a wonderful vision of roses. An eye catching medallion is formed from sweet floral forms and is complemented by 4 symmetric flowery dreams in the corners. None of these floral elements has any contours or silhouettes: entirely free from any lines or constraints. Pure genius.

The borders offer more flowery delights, that balance the abstract starkness of the Bordeaux field. Very unusually, the border is on Ivory creme tone. Another first.

This is perfection. This is where the β€œred carpet” got its name from. This is what palace quality. This is genius.

It’s also the largest signed Dabir I have ever seen. The quality of wool and weave are exceptional.

456 x 321
Early 1900s

Super collectible. Only serious requests please!
A once in a lifetime opportunity πŸ‘Š

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