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π‘πŽπ˜π€π‹ 𝐐𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐇𝐑𝐀𝐍 π†πŽπ‹ 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆

π‘πŽπ˜π€π‹ 𝐐𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐇𝐑𝐀𝐍 π†πŽπ‹ 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆

  • Number 24425

  • Type Workshop

  • Style Flowery

  • Material Wool & Silk

  • Origin Tehran

  • Size 523 x 302

  • Age 1885

Story

This is one of the most beautiful, exhilarating and ambitious Tehran carpets I have seen. It is one of 3 I have encountered with this sweet 𝙂𝙀𝙑 π™π™–π™§π™–π™£π™œ pattern executed on a finely woven ivory crΓ¨me field. (You can find another, half the size here 𝚠𝚠𝚠.πš‘πšŠπšπš’πš–πšŠπš”πšπšŠπš‹πš’.πšŒπš˜πš–/πšŒπšŠπš›πš™πšŽπš/𝟷𝟿𝟼.)

This pattern, in its famous and well-known form, developed in Russian Karabagh, across the Araxes River from Persia, under imperial Romanov auspices. (You can find one of the oldest or earliest of this type here: 𝚠𝚠𝚠.πš‘πšŠπšπš’πš–πšŠπš”πšπšŠπš‹πš’.πšŒπš˜πš–/πšŒπšŠπš›πš™πšŽπš/𝟻𝟢𝟸.) The Karabagh prototypes were woven for the Russian court and aristocracy in St Petersburg and were modeled on Imperial French textiles and weavings (e.g. Aubusson carpets) from the period of Napoleon III. Their royal and sumptuary links caused the Romanov and then the Qajar dynasties to both in turn adopt this design as their own. The Karabagh antecedents were all woven on dark blue or brown backgrounds: the Tehran variants (the 3 being discussed here) stand out for their white fields. Cream toned Tehran rugs are very rare, as are any Persian rugs of the 19th century of any type whatsoever.

The ivory ground here offers a very sweet and tender backdrop to the curling vines and rising ivy, with all geraniums and roses executed in pink, red and white silk highlights. The effect is both sublime and magnificent. It feels truly royal. Please note this carpet was not made for commercial usage but for a Qajar palace or residence. It is extremely rare not only for its colors and design but also for its scale. The gigantic dimensions make the viewer or guest really feel they are within a private, secret garden.

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